John Taranu, volunteer of the Bike Union, provides some tips in helping to reduce bike theft. John also introduces the isthisbikestolen.com app created at the Random Hacks of Kindness / Open Data Hackathon on December 5-6 in Toronto. It lets you check if the bike you're buying has been stolen.
More on fighting bike theft, see bikeunion.to/theft
How to find the serial number of a bike:
http://vimeo.com/32049585
How to register a bike:
http://vimeo.com/32243783
Comments
dances_with_traffic (not verified)
As somebody who has worn a
Sat, 12/10/2011 - 22:44As somebody who has worn a hoodie i resent this outrageous characterization of hoodie wearers as criminals!
BTW, Kenk wore a button down shirt - just like wall st guys do.
Rico (not verified)
So how do you cross check
Tue, 12/13/2011 - 02:22So how do you cross check serial numbers online?
Rico (not verified)
oops, never mind
Tue, 12/13/2011 - 02:24oops, never mind