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The Car Alarm - A False Sense of Security? - 2

...Several respondents went so far as to add specific statements about how car alarms have become the primary annoyance of their everyday existence.

Car Alarms Do Not Prevent Car Theft

Interestingly, studies done by car insurance companies to determine the effectiveness of car alarms showed that car alarms do nothing to stop car theft. So, when all is said and done, that wailing screeching alarm that just woke you up didn't do anything to prevent a car from being stolen.

Either the person is going to steal the car anyway, or, which is even more likely, the person simply brushed up against the car accidentally. If car alarms are so ineffective why do we continue to put them in our cars? Well, it seems that the manufacturing companies are to blame here, with all the new cars that come with built-in car alarm systems.

Car Alarm Manufacturers Resist

In 1997 when the first build of Liu's anti-car alarm bill was proposed to the City Council, lobbyists for the car alarm manufacturers derailed it almost immediately. These manufacturers and lobbyists went on trying to convince the council not to ban their products.

At a council hearing in New York City, a Directed Electronics spokesperson, K.C. Beean, said, "The proof that our systems work is exhibited I the fact that since 1993, annualized vehicles theft in New York City has fallen by 76 percent."

However, the city's murder rate dropped by 70 percent, robberies are down by about 68 percent, so it follows that car theft and other crimes would have fallen that drastically too. This is the only statistical 'proof' that car alarm manufacturers in New York City have.

Having all of this information about vehicle alarms and car alarm might just help you get the most from your alarm. Be sure to read through your manual for the correct way to operate it as most alarms are different, and you will need to know more about your specific one.

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