I have noticed one time that a neighbors car went off once and as soon as they tried to reboot the alarm from going off again, they accidently shut it off completely having the car stolen for days. Thankfully the alarm was hooked up properly but really can this deter theifs from looking at it as an opportunity?
2006-06-15 12:24:49 · 13 answers · asked by duntnoduntcare 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Are you asking about car *jacking*, where a car is stolen (usually at knife or gunpoint) while the occupants are in it or entering/exiting, or car *theft*, which usually occurs while the car is parked.
An alarm won't deter car jackers much or at all, since the alarm is disabled when you're in the car. Most cars, even those without alarms, have panic buttons that you can set off if you're being carjacked, so the alarm itself makes little difference.
As far as thieves, as others pointed out, alarms do have a deterrent effect, since most thieves prefer not to be noticed. Not that they'll stop a determined thief that wants *your* car, but they will deter most people just looking for *some* car to steal.
2006-06-15 12:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i dont think the alarms deter the jackers. however, a security system that wont let the car be started without a key is a pretty good deterent. maybe some day in the future they will design an alarm that automatically calls the police if the car is tampered with.
2006-06-15 19:27:48 · answer #2 · answered by wanda s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alarms dont really deter car jackers, the best thing to do is lock your car doors when get inside. Alarms usually scare off normal car thieves though like while you are away from your car.
2006-06-15 19:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Dagfinn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car alarms do not deter professional car thieves, because most people are so used to hearing car alarms go off, that no one looks out the window to see what is going on. If you want to protect your vehicle get a tracking device, however, that is not always fool proof either.
2006-06-15 19:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by Sally Jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends, usually it will in populated places so people will look and the car jacker will be caught. But something I have noticed myself is that car alarms go off so often that most of the time nobody cares.
2006-06-15 22:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by Canyonaire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they help, even when alarms go off on the same car, people still look. I live in a very beautiful complex, with aw some cars, Believe you me we have neighborhood watch. But the real Pros's know how to get a car if they really want it.
2006-06-15 19:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a really great question, and I wish I could point out a study to check out. However, I am in the security industry, so I'd like to consider myself an expert.
According to the FBI every 3.1 seconds a property crime occurs, and every 25.5 seconds some one gets their car stolen. That's powerfull.
A burglar's worse fear is to be caught. Therefore, if you were a burglar, would you rather break into a car that was silent or one that was making a crap load of noise? Logically, this makes sense.
Personally, I'd rather have something than nothing.
2006-06-15 19:34:10 · answer #7 · answered by PseudogodJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No a car jacker will wait till you are in the car to take it from you. After you have dissabled the alarm.
2006-06-15 19:27:24 · answer #8 · answered by draftboyg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No at all!
No effective alternative yet available in the mkt to avoid car hackers...
Just noisy alarms all around the globe...
2006-06-15 19:27:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 91 accord had an arlarm but it still got stolen, i guess it was cause it was a cheap arlarm, but if you want REALLY GOOD SECURITY! get this thing, its WORTH THE MONEY!!!
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click the revleco on the news to watch the video for more information
2006-06-15 20:30:54 · answer #10 · answered by bensonl00 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋