XPost: nyc.transit, nyc.politics, nyc.general 
 From: steveo@panix.com 
  
 Agent_C   wrote: 
 >On Sat, 22 May 2004 23:03:59 GMT, "Freedom Fighter"  
 >wrote: 
 > 
 >>Who the hell are you to tell others they do not have the right to protect 
 >>their property? 
 > 
 >Not saying that at all. We're (as in a bill in the City Council) 
 >contend that one shouldn't be permitted to use AUDIO as a means of 
 >protection, because of the negative impact it has on quality of life. 
 >There are many, more effective, alternative technologies available to 
 >protect a car from theft. 
 > 
 >>My car alarm has prevented a break-in more than once. 
 > 
 >In all probability, that's nothing more than an illusion on your part. 
  
 According to insurance data, audible alarms have no effect 
 on theft reduction. 
  
 Source: 
 Highway Loss Data Institute, "Insurance industry analyses and 
 the prevention of motor vehicle theft," Business and Crime 
 Prevention (Marcus Felson and Ronald V. Clarke, eds.), pp. 
 283-93, Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press, Inc.: 1997 
  
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 Steven O'Neill                                           steveo@panix.com 
  
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