Canadian Politician Wanted To Decrease Bike Theft But A Bandit Had Other Plans

2022-09-02

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The efforts were reportedly enough, however, as the newspaper described a pair of thieves – who were on bikes themselves – stopping for the bike, snapping the lock and taking it.The reported theft comes as Shone hopes to “fast-track” biking and pedestrian infrastructure in Winnipeg as he hopes to tack on more protected bike lanes and bike racks in the city.He also said he wants to integrate the city’s bikes into a Canadian-wide bike registration network in an effort to decrease theft.The mayoral candidate isn’t alone in reporting a theft this year, too, as Rana Bokhari reported a theft of a catalytic converter from her campaign’s RV in early August.Shone told the Winnipeg Free Press that someone hasn’t stolen his bike in roughly 27 years.“Normally, I’m really good [with anti-theft measures] – I understand the benefit of quality locks, I was just rushing [on Wednesday],” he said

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