I think the effectiveness of bicycle registration depends greatly on where you live and the level of enforcement and follow-up your local police are committed to. In Portland, I tend to lock up my bike with both a U-lock and cables and advise everyone else to do the same, because the police are simply too understaffed to deal with it very well. The nicer the bike, the heavier the lock. No lock is as expensive as a new bicycle. (Especially a Rivvy or similarly nice bike.)
The double-edged sword of bicycle registration is, of course, that someday folks may clamor for bicycle rider registration and licensure. Licensure of riders will probably lead to a requirement for bike rider insurance; and, well, there goes the neighborhood. It's too slippery a slope for my taste. So I'd rather lay low, slip under the radar, take personal responsibility for my bike and go sort of overboard on protection. On Sep 6, 4:16 am, islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> wrote: > JL and everyone, So sorry to hear about the thefts. I'm curious about what > folks on this list do/think about bicycle registration in general. I assume > that SF has a registration program, not sure whether all areas do that. Do > you feel that it helps recover bikes? Are all of your bikes registered and > stickered? Mine is, I live in Montgomery Co. Maryland. Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
