Tracking stolen cars: How they could end up in West Africa (Marketplace)

[canada-man]

Cars stolen from driveways and shopping malls in Canada are ending up overseas. Some of the most-stolen vehicles include the Honda CR-V, Toyota Highlander, Lexus RX and Ford F-150. Marketplace has found stolen Canadian vehicles in West Africa. Highly organized criminal gangs are using the proceeds to fund and commit other crimes. We show how quick and easy it is for thieves to make off with vehicles using inexpensive tools that are readily available and ask why carmakers aren’t doing more to enhance security.

 

[wawa]

I read of an ingeneous way to prevent the thieves from stealing your car. One owner of a high priced BMW has his mechanic wire the car in such a manner that the car would not start unless the rear passenger seat belt was engaged. No matter what was tried the car would not start. Thieves would never think that this seat belt needed to be engaged to start the car. It was only a small inconvenience to have to couple and uncouple the seat belt for the owner to drive the vehicle. The article stated that this was only one way to wire the car to thwart thieves; there are other ways to wire the car for the same result.

 

[HEYHEY]

I read of an ingeneous way to prevent the thieves from stealing your car. One owner of a high priced BMW has his mechanic wire the car in such a manner that the car would not start unless the rear passenger seat belt was engaged. No matter what was tried the car would not start. Thieves would never think that this seat belt needed to be engaged to start the car. It was only a small inconvenience to have to couple and uncouple the seat belt for the owner to drive the vehicle. The article stated that this was only one way to wire the car to thwart thieves; there are other ways to wire the car for the same result.

A strange twist on a well known anti theft measure called a "kill switch"

You could incorporate it into anything really