I have a great solution - I can leave my keys in the car overnight.Lots of middle of the night home invasions happening to get the keys for vehicles on their list that cannot be taken via other easy exploits. Lots of attempts (did not get in) and too many IMO successes in our greater area. They also appear to be armed now.
Some tips on this front, assuming you have what they want.
On the last one, IF they break in while you are sleeping you want them out as fast as possible. If you hide your keys they may be in the house longer looking for them. Fake keys get them out fast but once out they cannot take the vehicle... they won't know why and they are not going to risk going back in at this point to rummage around more. They have a Benz key but the Benz/G-Wagon.... won't open or start.... best outcome.
- Lock doors, strong doors, motion lights, alarms, cameras. park in the garage, etc. but they may bust in anyways... beyond prevention. They know what is parked where using airtags etc. If it is on the top list you may be on their list. They take them from garages.
- House keys/work keys etc. should not be on a ring with car keys as you don't want them to get these as well.
- Don't leave your wallet or purse with your keys, they are after the keys but they will take those items as well.
- Get a set of same make fobs/keys (but not programmed to your vehicle) and leave them in the normal place people leave keys (like kitchen counter). Leave your keys in a different uncommon place.
You can also install a kill switch but you still don't want them to have your real keys....
Of course there will always be the keyboard rambo responses but keep in mind that even if you win the gun fight, their buddies know where you live.
Edit, or just own what they don't want, but it sucks when you can't have nice things because of scumbags. For the easy to steel vehicles where they do not need the keys, none of the above is in play.
According to Facebook, almost any window ca be opened with a rock.You don't want to know how easy it is to break into your house.
Ouch. Blocking it in worked very poorly.
Buddy does that with his SRT but he also pulls a couple of fuses or relays to help prevent the bam bam.Ouch. Blocking it in worked very poorly.
My bil blocks in his better vehicle with his worse vehicle in Vaughan. He leaves way too much space though so it wpuldnt be hard to get front vehicle out with no damage. Not worth telling him if he can't figure that out on his own.
Costco Canada is now selling retractable bollards for $569 a pair.
I'm waiting for Joe homeowner to buy them, rent a posthole drill and proceed to spike their gas or water line. You need to go pretty deep and there is a lot buried near your driveway. I also expect many installs will be a little short of brainpower and block the driveway but leave an easy escape route across the lawn.I called a few places back in March but they were pretty booked up. Pricing wasnt cheap either for the automated ones.
I cant see myself manually pulling them up and releasing them down into the ground every day during winter lol.
Plus having them drilled into the ground with sufficient clearance for water dispersion along with concrete etc is a bit of work.
I’ve noticed a handful of my neighbours blocking in their better cars by the other cars in the family.Ouch. Blocking it in worked very poorly.
My bil blocks in his better vehicle with his worse vehicle in Vaughan. He leaves way too much space though so it wpuldnt be hard to get front vehicle out with no damage. Not worth telling him if he can't figure that out on his own.
Because stolen vehicles generate additional sales. Manufacturers could easily make vehicles much harder to steal but they intentionally choose not to.So something just occurred to me……
With all these new vehicles being outfitted with massive touchscreens they’ve basically become big cellphone / tablets on wheels. Those devices can’t be used without entering a password or PIN so why cant a $50,000+ item have the same security measures as a $200 device?
What am I missing?
The same reason people don't want a key anymore... If turning a key is too much hassle these days, imagine entering a password!So something just occurred to me……
With all these new vehicles being outfitted with massive touchscreens they’ve basically become big cellphone / tablets on wheels. Those devices can’t be used without entering a password or PIN so why cant a $50,000+ item have the same security measures as a $200 device?
What am I missing?
Again, easy ways forward if there was any desire. For instance, if the driver weighs within a few pounds of the associated key, no code required. If the driver weight is way off, require the code to start.The same reason people don't want a key anymore... If turning a key is too much hassle these days, imagine entering a password!
The challenge is vehicles often have multiple drivers and handing out the code to the dealer/mechanic, cousin, whomever. People's weight goes up and down, even just winter vs summer. The seats check for a occupancy for airbags/seat belts but they currently have no ability to get a reasonable weight for a driver.Again, easy ways forward if there was any desire. For instance, if the driver weighs within a few pounds of the associated key, no code required. If the driver weight is way off, require the code to start.
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It's not a perfect solution to be sure. My wife and I have our own keys for each vehicle. For decades, vehicles have been able to setup seat and mirrors based on which key was used. There is no existing sensor for weight in cars. Passenger seat has a poverty weight sensor to control airbags but that wouldnt be good enough for the driver interlock. As you say, the deadband would be pretty high to avoid legitimate drivers being annoyed at code because they were wearing a coat. I would never have drivers enter weight as that is too complicated (seat weight does not equal body weight as your legs aren't supported by seat). Garmin scales do person identification now. As long as the users are more than 5 lbs apart and weigh themselves reasonably often, the scale guesses who is on it with no user input and updates its lookup table to be ready for the next time. Slow changes in weight are automatically tracked with no user input required.The challenge is vehicles often have multiple drivers and handing out the code to the dealer/mechanic, cousin, whomever. People's weight goes up and down, even just winter vs summer. The seats check for a occupancy for airbags/seat belts but they currently have no ability to get a reasonable weight for a driver.
"Technology" got society into this mess, I am not sure it will actually get us out. That old fashion key doesn't solve all of it but it solves a lot... Key too inconvenient, so is entering a code, 2FA, facial recognition (oops sunglasses), fingerprint scans, whatever.
Many people think their driveways / property goes out to the curb...Just an FYI, they cannot be installed in the city ROW. for many that shortens the driveway significantly.