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Re:What Happens to Stolen Bicycles? by ralfd on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @03:37PM (#4445494)
Speaking of cameras: I wonder if bike theft is lower in the UK because of widespread CCTV surveillance?
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Re:What Happens to Stolen Bicycles? by March_Hare on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @04:51PM (#4445840)
Almost everyone I work with in London has had a bike stolen (or a least a wheel or two), and everyone I know who owns a bike also has insurance. Not great evidence, but I'm not sure theft is any lower.
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Re:What Happens to Stolen Bicycles? by fromhet on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @05:28AM (#4447721)
Is all the cameras in the UK effective in any way? I mean, to know that the criminal wore a black hoodie and black pants at the time of the crime doesn't give more information than maybe sex, hoodie, pants and maybe a rough estimation of age.

Is it a potent law-tool for Londoners? What was the reasoning for getting so very many? How do people generally feel about them?

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