{"id":147085,"date":"2017-03-09T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T09:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=147085"},"modified":"2017-04-07T08:50:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:50:35","slug":"video-lock-challenge-2017-barcelona-bike-really-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/03\/09\/video-lock-challenge-2017-barcelona-bike-really-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Lock Challenge 2017 Barcelona. Is your bike really safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s face it, bike theft is an epidemic. Every single day, hundreds of bikes go missing, leaving their rightful owners distraught, unnerved, and unable to get around. After our infamous experiment from 2 years ago called European Bike Stealing Championships<\/a> it\u2019s time to get to the bottom of things and find out how skilled these thieves really need to be, while taking a closer look at how the average bystander reacts when witnessing a heist first-hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Truth be told, the reality is pretty bleak. If a completely untrained Joe can pull it off in under 30 seconds, the pros have pretty much got it made. Of course part of the problem is that despite increasing coverage, these thefts go largely unnoticed and unchallenged. This ends up having a negative impact on this otherwise celebrated sustainable mode of transportation.<\/p>\n

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And despite all this evidence to the contrary, most cyclists still believe they are safe. Sure, the freedom of cruising happily on two wheels can be enough to bring out the optimist in anyone, but the stats speak for themselves. It could never happen to you right? Not that quickly, and certainly not in broad daylight. Well your trusting, and apparently endemic, hope is appreciated, but it might be time to think again.<\/p>\n

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Former Thief Interviewed: How Does Bike Stealing Actually Work?<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n

The footage from Barcelona confirms, apparently leaving your bike in a high traffic area doesn\u2019t seem to do much to increase its safety. So what\u2019s the deal with this \u201cbystander effect?\u201d Or rather, the psychological phenomenon that seems to suggest we\u2019re less likely to intervene or seek help for others when we\u2019re in a crowd than when we\u2019re alone?<\/p>\n

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Well, studies show that it isn\u2019t necessarily because we\u2019re a bunch of apathetic scoundrels, but that when it comes down to it, life in the city is just pretty overwhelming.\u00a0Although it’s true that in majority of cases there are no confrontational reactions from onlookers, there are some exceptions to that rule. We managed to capture one bystander intervention during our Lock Challenge and it can be seen at the very beginning of the video. Anyway, seems like we were lucky, statistically speaking, because it’s a truly rare occurrence.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO: Beat the Crooks – Protect Your Bike from Being Stolen<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n

The first reason is that people just don\u2019t notice what\u2019s going on. In the city we’re confronted with so much stimuli that we\u2019re forced to filter things out. Or if noticed, the situation is so ambiguous that it is ignored actively. As in, we assume because the theft is so obvious that it must have an innocent explanation. And finally there is fear \u2013 it\u2019s clear that something should be done, but who really wants to aggravate someone holding a hacksaw?<\/p>\n

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