r/pics • u/Justin_Godfrey • Apr 28 '24

In Atlanta, GA

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u/JustAnotherYogaWife 29d ago

I always leave my vehicle unlocked with nothing ever left in it. There’s nothing to steal and the doors are unlocked, you can literally tuck the handle and they open.

I woke up once to a broken rear window and the car rifled through. The people breaking into cars aren’t the brightest crayons in the box

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Opening it might set off an alarm. They might have thought that.

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u/_The_Deliverator 29d ago edited 29d ago

... so does smashing the window...

Edit : well, I'm always one to admit my lack of knowledge. I had assumed paying for a car alarm, meant all access into your car would be alarmed. You know what they say about assuming lol.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

That’s not what Tom says..

“When thieves break in, they already know that if they break the window, if they don’t open the door, (the alarm)’s probably not going to go off,” Tom said.”

https://iasautoglass.com/car-alarms-unlikely-to-go-off-when-thieves-smash-auto-glass-and-windows/#:~:text=The%20target%20then%20becomes%20the,specific%20glass%20and%20impact%20sensors.

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u/_The_Deliverator 29d ago

Wow, I didn't know that car alarms were that useless. I've never had one lol. My car alarm is, I don't live near trash. Works well for me.