Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world

Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by pmontra on Monday November 09, 2026 @05:10AM (#50423552)

Better locks also increase the time to break them. More time == more chances to be disturbed and have to go away and also an incentive to move on to the next house, bike, etc. In the case of bicycles I also advice to lock them close to much better bikes with similar locks: chances are that the thief will invest those 30 seconds to break the lock of the better looking bike.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by robner on Monday November 09, 2026 @06:25AM (#50424116)

Giving a high quality bike lock to your neighbors is a great gift idea!

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by Xirdus on Monday November 09, 2026 @09:46AM (#50426366)

Security by Polish obscurity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obskurny

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by stagg on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:29AM (#50427818)

Best bike security advice I every had was to spray paint my bike pink all over.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by ryukoposting on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:55PM (#50435864)

I do the same thing but with luggage. My checked bag is teal/magenta/chartreuse paisley.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by tedggh on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:41AM (#50428000)

The best advice I’ve seen is to use a chain or cable tightly tied to the bike, no slack, so that using a large cutter becomes very difficult.

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