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I don't drive a car and hate them very much, but I have this in common with motorists. Only what I'm looking for is a secure place to lock my bike. Which is somehow often rarer than a parking space for cars.
I got my bike stolen while it was locked by the side of a Walmart, so now I'm much more careful about the "parking situation" and I use a bike share or public transit if I fear for the safety of my vehicle.
That’s something I wonder about: don’t bike people get their bikes stolen all of the time?
Maybe I’ve just seen too many Lockpicking Lawyer videos.
Speaking from experience, no, they really don't.
As LPL will tell you, you don't need to have the most secure thing on the planet, you just need to be a hard enough target that the thief gives up or picks something else.
If you don't lock your bike, sure it'll get stolen from some places.
Bike theft is a crime of opportunity. Nobody is stalking a specific bike to take, it's usually "oh shit there's one that looks easy imma take it"
I have a hardened steel U-bolt lock and a thick AF cable (do not get any cables under 1/2in as they can be easily cut with side cutters or even good wire strippers) the U lock goes through the frame, the cable and disc lock go through the wheels as well. I also like to take my seat with me in my bag, since nobody wants to ride a bike without a seat.
If your bike is expensive enough it'll be targeted. People with very valuable bikes don't leave them in the same place repeatedly for that reason.