XPost: nyc.transit, nyc.politics, nyc.general 
 From: adr5@columbia.edu 
  
 In article , stevelackey@hotmail.com 
 says... 
  
 >Have to agree too.  Or at least limit the duration of the alarm to a few 
 >minutes at most, 
  
 That is the current law. 
  
 >not just running until the battery dies. 
  
 This is the sign of a poorly adjusted alarm. 
  
 >I had a car alarm go off across the street from me in JC pretty much 
 >continuously from 5 am until at least 8:30 am this morning.  Even worse were 
 >the 10-second gaps 
 >between alarms.  Had it been continuous, it might have been easier to 
 >ignore.  I doubt the owner even lived close enough to hear the alarm. 
  
 Could be someone broke into the car and then left the door open.  The alarm 
 will continue to go off until the door is closed or the batter runs out. 
  
 >Unfortunately there were no blinking lights even to see which car had the 
 >alarm.  Without that much, you wouldn't even know which block the car is on. 
  
 If you really wanted to find the car, it is pretty easy to follow the sound. 
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