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May 31, 2024
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The study indicated that prior cycling behavior gave clues to behavior following a theft; casual riders were less likely to resume riding than enthusiasts.
A new study shows that 45 percent of bike theft victims give up cycling rather than replace their bike. That’s the finding in a study published in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation.
The purpose of the study was to find out how bike theft affects the cycling behavior of its victims and many of its findings were a surprise. The study focused on North America and surveyed 1,821 victims.
The study found that pre-theft behavior was the greatest predictor of how someone would behave following the theft of their bike. Those who were more avid cyclists were most likely to replace their bike and continue riding, while occasional riders were more likely to give up cycling.
Other findings of the study included how 6 percent of the victims began riding more after suffering their theft. Unfortunately, 40 percent of victims transitioned to unsustainable modes of transportation (i.e., cars with internal combustion engines). Though some people stopped riding, 69 percent of the victims went on to replace their stolen bikes and 49 percent replaced their bike with a new model that was equal to or greater in value to the stolen bike.
That the study focuses on bike theft in North America makes the results relevant in a way that might not translate had it been conducted in Europe. The finding that the most casual cyclists were most likely to give up riding following the theft of their bike was not surprising, but what was encouraging was just how many people replaced their bikes and kept riding, or even increased their riding.
Security for an e-bike has improved but can still be a challenge. The market is full of different kinds of locks and security devices.
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