Leave car keys ‘at front door’ for your safety

[MADBMWX5MC]

The Toronto Police newsclip is a headscratcher...

[Car-Addicted]

‘Thank you for choosing my car to take,’ Torontonians are mocking police online after they suggested leaving keys out for thieves



“Thank you so much for choosing my car to steal today,” he said. “I’ve taken the liberty of turning the butt warmers on for you. The car has obviously been running just waiting for your arrival.”

“And the Toronto police will escort your car to the shipping container making sure its secured for safe sailing,” one user commented.

https://nowtoronto.com/news/toronton...t-for-thieves/

[P1]

Where are these stolen cars ending up? Straight in a container to Africa?

[kyriian]

Originally Posted by P1

Where are these stolen cars ending up? Straight in a container to Africa?

Pretty much

Port at Montreal has long known been the hub of that
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/auto-t...nada-1.6953242

[Sneaky Pete]

As an aside on the faraday pouch thing.
Don't modern BMW comfort access keys stop transmitting after 15-30 second if not moved?
My current 2023 car does after less than 30 secs and apparently earlier model car years do as well.
I checked by placing the key next to the car, waited 30 secs then tried to unlock the drivers door and it wouldn't open.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Sneaky Pete

As an aside on the faraday pouch thing.
Don't modern BMW comfort access keys stop transmitting after 15-30 second if not moved?
My current 2023 car does after less than 30 secs and apparently earlier model car years do as well.
I checked by placing the key next to the car, waited 30 secs then tried to unlock the drivers door and it wouldn't open.

Even when the keys stop transmitting only a faraday pouch with both keys in them will stop the thieves amplifying the signal to unlock and put the car into drive mode.

[Condorll]

Originally Posted by Autobacs

Same over here in the great state of Washington. The brightest of the bright deemed it an upliftment of society not to allow the Police to engage in high speed pursuits of criminals. Dumb asses most of them for sure.

We left Seattle WA state in early 2009. Been going downhill ever since.

[NickyC]

Keys at the front door.

Benelli M4 in the next room loaded with alternating 3" magnum buckshot and 1oz slug loads. Woot.

[Sneaky Pete]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Even when the keys stop transmitting only a faraday pouch with both keys in them will stop the thieves amplifying the signal to unlock and put the car into drive mode.

There is no signal to amplify and transmit once the (later gen) keys have been stationary for ~20 secs, the key battery disconnects and the transmitter has no power....thats the whole point of the system.
Use a faraday cage as well if you like, but its pointless.

This is the same after market system for keys without the build in battery switch off system.

https://keyshield.co/products/keyshi...pack-1x-sleeve