The U of T is expanding the Bike Bait program it started last year (where they stuck GPS tags on high end bikes and then tracked them as they were stolen), now adding stickers that say "this could be a bait bike" to make would-be thieves think twice.

Apparently, theft levels on campus have dropped from 2-3/week to 1/week! Great job!

The University of Toronto is stepping up it’s war on bicycle theft on campus with a new sticker program that encourages cyclists to place a “this bike could be a bait bike” sticker on their bicycles. The goal is to make thieves think twice about snatching and running off with a bike -- something that still happens at least once a week on the St. George campus.

U of T is the first university in the country to have this sticker program available on campus, said Corporal Peter Franchi of the U of T campus police and co-ordinator of the Bike Bait program. Since the pilot Bike Bait program was introduced last year, a number of charges have been laid, including six arrests so far.

Constable Gary Borges plays the part of a thief during a Bike Bait demonstration. Image: Mike Andrechuk

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