Are you aware that thieves steal a million cars every year? According to a study, someone in the United States reports a car stolen every 25 seconds. Your car can be borrowed by partying youngsters or taken away by a trained crook intent on dismantling it; whatever be the case; car thieves have a huge effect on your life. Most people get their cars stolen or broken into for the simplest of reasons. They left the keys inside, or left their bags in plain view, or have valuables on the dashboard. Having a wallet in plain sight loaded with cash is a sure way to attract a burglar.
You may not be able to fully stop a theft but you can definitely minimize your chances of being a victim. Apart from doing sensible things like locking the doors, rolling up the windows and thoughtfully carrying the keys always, you can try these 5 great anti-theft measures:
The Club is also called a bar lock or wheel lock. This safely lock prevents anyone from steering the wheel o driving the car. They all have an easily identifiable shape and any likely thief will see the device through the window itself. This lock will deter the thief from trying to steal the car.
Audible Car Alarms can be fitted on to the car at the time of purchase or even later. They make a lot of noise and are often also called nuisance alarms. Sadly many people have become so used to the noise that they simply don’t take notice of these alarms. But most thieves would still prefer not to attract attention to themselves by stealing a car with a shrieking alarm. There are now silent alarms that send signals to a paging device in addition to loud alarms.
Security tracking devices like Lojack and Onstar help to track your stolen and enabling speedier recovery. These devices are costly but extremely dependable in getting back the car since they are based on GPS.However they will not prevent a thief from stealing the car.
Hidden switches called kill switches protect the car’s ignition from being turned on even if the key is put in. Just like the Club steering lock, this device also helps as burglar lock to keep the car safe from thieves. Additional devices like the gas pedal lock make it impossible for the pedal to be pressed.
Dummy alarms like stickers and alarm lights are considerably cheaper than real alarms and just as adequate. Real alarms stop the car thief from attempting to steal the car; dummy alarms look like real alarms but are not attached to the car. There is a blinking light on the dashboard which fools the car thief into thinking the car is wired and protected, so the thief will leave the car alone.
The sight of an anti –theft device in a car is enough to make thieves hesitate to break into the car. Although no single device can be considered burglar proof, all these devices help to reduce car theft to a large extent.
Published At: Isnare.com
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