Keys in ignition = Deserve to get car stolen.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

well if u dress like a slut, act like a slut, but ARE NOT a slut-isnt that false advertising? and since i read somewhere rape is given out as punishment, raping the fake slut is more like making a citizen arrest.....right?

Wow, weird turn... well, if this were true, you would wear it out around here. Between the heat and their normal whore tendencies...well, thinks have gotten crazy around here lately.

[101lifts2]

I do in no way believe in the you shoulda woulda tatics. It's passing blame for others actions. You put blame on the clown that committed the act.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

ANYWAY, around these here parts it is illegal to leave your keys in your ignition while you go into the store, the mentality being if you do that then you deserve to get your car stolen. Which of course goes hand-in-hand with "Its ok to steal a car if the keys are already in it."

Everywhere we go there are signs in the parking lot reminding us to lock our car, hide our valuables, etc. etc. WTF? Should you not be able to leave your car running or unlocked or whatever and expect that no one will fuck with it? Shouldn't the police dedicate just as much effort to recovering your bicycle if you didn't put a lock on it as they would otherwise?

What do you guys think?

I don't know if that's an assumption I'd make based on the law.
What they are saying is, why make it easier or more tempting for a potential thief?
Stealing is stealing... I'm pretty sure you can be prosecuted for auto theft even if the keys were in it... but if the owner leaves the keys in it he has facilitated that theft.
Think of it as another area where the insurance companies have lobbied for legislation that helps control their losses.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Rider

A dropped dollar and a car running are not the same fucking thing. 1 dollar, nobody around, sure I'll pick it up. A paper bag of $500? I'd pick it up but take it to the police station.

The problem there is that everyone on this board thinks the cops are going to steal th $500. I feel better just giving it away to a charity where I know it'll be put to good use...


One thing I hate about living in the city is I have to always lock up. When I lived in a house in the country I never locked up and when my bike was in the garage the keys stayed in. Just seemed that if any thefts happend in the country they happened outside the house. Mainly because if you got caught in someone's house you were as good as dead.

Infact that reminds me of a new country song out where I like a quote from it. Even though I don't believe in God I want to put this on my apartment door. Though it'd probably scare all of my whiney ass peace sticker rocking hipster neighbors.
"Our house is protected by the good Lord and a gun. You might meet them both if you come here not welcome son"

[Angee]

Originally Posted by shmike

I was "back home" a few weeks ago and didn't think twice about running into the store with my truck running.

In fact, there were 3 other cars in the parking lot that had done the same.

It was nice to see.

People did that all the time in Upstate NY...I miss that. You have to ALWAYS lock your stuff up in Nashville.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Angee

People did that all the time in Upstate NY...I miss that. You have to ALWAYS lock your stuff up in Nashville.

See?

[dReWpY]

Originally Posted by Angee

People did that all the time in Upstate NY...I miss that. You have to ALWAYS lock your stuff up in Nashville.

depends on what part of nashville you are talking about, the south side (M'boro) in places isn't as bad, but the other areas that i have been to are nasty, the country is great

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

ANYWAY, around these here parts it is illegal to leave your keys in your ignition while you go into the store, the mentality being if you do that then you deserve to get your car stolen.

If that were the case, then the theif shouldn't be charged. Instead, the ownership should be transferred immediately.
Otherwise, Insurance should cover it.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I wish all cars had Ford's key pad entry.

Uma's new Fiesta will have that completely keyless setup... not sure I can even have a remote start installed. That is the on ehurdle I'm not sure of, second is that it's a stick and the installer has to bypass the clutch safety switch.

Not exactly sure how the Fiesta is.

On the Mazda's that have the "credit card" key that you just keep in your pocket to unlock and start you could still install an AstroStart.
Only prob was the button on the outside door handle would not unlock the vehicle when the vehicle was running with the remote starter.

As for the manual portion, that's no big deal either, just have to program it for a manual and she will have to "arm" the starter every time she parks the vehicle and wants to use the remote start.

If you have questions, send me an email or PM, I can explain how AstroStart does it. Not sure of other brands as I never worked with them.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

A key has worked fine for years and years. I hate all this auto locking shit. You drive two feet and all the fucking doors lock like your gonna try and jump out to commit suicide. I don't need a fucking dinger going off every .2 millisecs to remind me that I don't have my seat belt on or that the door is open and the keys are in the ignition.

These are like the warning sign labels on products. They're for idiots.

Check your owners manual.. you can usually turn that crap off if you so please.