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VEHICLE
SECURITY 101:
Why
Alarm Systems Don't Prevent Theft
When you hear a car alarm siren, do you think someone is breaking
into the car, or someone's alarm is just falsing... again?
You
can't prevent someone from breaking in, but the Ravelco Anti-Theft
Device WILL prevent them from stealing your car.
No one pays attention to car alarms. Thieves know that if
an alarm goes off, no one will look. Especially if the siren
is silenced in 5 - 10 seconds (the time it takes them to clip
the siren wire). For this reason, alarms don't even prevent
a thief from breaking the window, or breaking open the door.
According to the non-profit Highway Loss Data Institute,
cars with alarms “show no overall reduction in theft
losses” compared to cars without alarms.
If a thief sees something in your car that they want, they can
easily break the window or bust the lock to open the door. There
is nothing that will stop a thief who wants to get in your car.
Alarms and blinking lights are not a deterrent as anyone bold
enough to break a window will assume that an alarm will sound
regardless of window stickers or blinking lights.
Car dealers often push alarm systems because they’re cheap
and easy to install. These systems make all their connections
right under the dash. Every car thief knows this, and can quickly
bypass the unprotected wires in a matter of seconds. Thieves
also know that most ringing alarms are ignored by neighbors,
passersby and even car owners, and that they run little risk
of alerting authorities while they're in the process of stealing
a vehicle.
Additionally, "code grabbers" and "scanners" designed
to defeat alarm systems are available for less than $100 on the
internet. Though some alarm systems claim to have anti-scan
or code grabbing technology, these systems can also be overpowered,
as demonstrated on CBS' The Early Show and 48 Hours.
Rather than try to protect the contents of your car with an
alarm system that will ultimately not prevent a theft, your first
choice should be to protect the more valuable asset: the car
itself.
Because the Ravelco Anti-Theft Device is installed directly
in the engine compartment with armor-plated wires, the vulnerable
area under the dashboard is protected. There are no codes for
thieves to grab or exposed wires for thieves to tap into. They
simply will not be able to start your vehicle, and that makes
the Ravelco the most effective theft prevention system available.
Get the Ravelco Anti-Theft Device Now!
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