Bike-Jacking Gap Fill
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'Bike-jacking': the new technique to steal your bike Criminal gangs are increasingly mugging people for their bicycles, according to a new set of figures released by the Metropolitan Police. British cyclists have long worried about how to securely lock _____ their bicycles on public streets. Over half a million bikes _____ stolen in the UK every year, according to one set of figures. To avoid becoming part of _____ statistic, bike riders frequently use multiple locks to secure _____ beloved steeds - although even these remain vulnerable to potential theft. And now, it seems that cyclists _____ to fret about another method criminals are using to steal bikes: 'bike-jacking'. Figures seen by the BBC show that more than 550 people _____ mugged for their bicycles in London over the past 12 months, a significant rise from previous years. The Metropolitan Police, _____ compiled the data, say that muggers are targeting quiet roads at night. They believe that cyclists have become a target because their bikes _____ seen as an easy way to make money. In 2014, the average spend _____ a bicycle in the UK was £233. However, many bikes on British roads are far more expensive, _____ road cyclists often spending over £1,000 to secure the latest carbon-framed models. According to the charity The Safety Box , _____ runs programs around youth empowerment and conflict management, gangs are using bike-jacking _____ an initiation rite for new members. The charity is running classes across London to teach children the dangers of bike-jacking and how to react if targeted. _____, the police's response to the upturn in bike- jacking has been described as "shockingly poor" by
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'Bike-jacking': the new technique to steal your bikeCriminal gangs are increasingly mugging people for their bicycles, according to a new set of figures released by the Metropolitan Police.British cyclists have long worried about how to securely lock _____ their bicycles on public streets. Over half a million bikes _____ stolen in the UK every year, according to one set of figures. To avoid becoming part of _____ statistic, bike riders frequently use multiple locks to secure _____ beloved steeds - although even these remain vulnerable to potential theft. And now, it seems that cyclists _____ to fret about another method criminals are using to steal bikes: 'bike-jacking'.
Figures seen by the BBC show that more than 550 people _____ mugged for their bicycles in London over the past 12 months, a significant rise from previous years.
The Metropolitan Police, _____ compiled the data, say that muggers are targeting quiet roads at night. They believe that cyclists have become a target because their bikes _____ seen as an easy way to make money.
In 2014, the average spend _____ a bicycle in the UK was 233. However, many bikes on British roads are far more expensive, _____ road cyclists often spending over 1,000 to secure the latest carbon-framed models. According to the charity The Safety Box, _____ runs programs around youth empowerment and conflict management, gangs are using bike-jacking _____ an initiation rite for new members.
The charity is running classes across London to teach children the dangers of bike-jacking and how to react if targeted.
_____, the police's response to the upturn in bike-jacking has been described as "shockingly poor" by cycling campaigners, who warned that cyclists _____ be forced away from quiet roads onto busier thoroughfares, _____ they are more vulnerable to accidents.
A spate of bike-jacking in the Walthamstow area of London over the past two months led _____ an increase in police patrols, but Simon Munk from Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign said that would not be enough to deter the criminals.
The odd extra patrol on the marshes is something they _____ be doing anyway, Mr Munk told a local newspaper. "The police's approach locally to crime against cyclists is shockingly poor and _____ to change."
