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