Police will use GPS Bait Bikes
May 8, 2009 gps navigation, misc news, on bikes, tracking
Starting fall semester University of Minnesota police will implement a “Bait Bike” program to put an end to ever increasing bike theft problem around campus.
Police will use unclaimed and abandoned bikes as bait, and attach the hidden GPS system to the frame. If stolen, the bike will send a signal to police, who may track its location electronically and make an arrest.
Apparently the GPS tracking hardware they’re using costs $1000 and it also requires a monthly fee. Well if they had come to Navigadget for consultation we could’ve showed them some cheaper tracking solutions – but hey, that’s the government for you.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police implemented this solution back in 2008 and has since seen some good results: Bike theft went 30 percent down from the 2007-08 academic year.
At the beginning of each year, University of Wisconsin police distribute stickers reading “This could be a Bait Bike” to students in hopes that they will put them on their bikes, Whitney said.
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May 8th, 2009 at 4:57 am
the whole idea behind bait stuff is that you don’t know about it as a thief.
how hard is it to keep a gps/gsm jammer in your pocket, or in the car?