The NICB's Comprehensive Approach To Auto Alarms And Auto Security
Auto alarms are simply not enough to ensure the safety of your vehicle. The National Insurance Crime Bureau outlines four layers of protection that comprise a proper security plan that includes both auto alarms and the LoJack tracking system.
- Layer 1: Locking doors, parking in well-lit areas, closing windows, etc.
- Layer 2: An auto alarm system. This includes audible auto alarms, steering wheel locks, and theft deterrent decals.
- Layer 3: A vehicle immobilizer system. This auto alarm addition requires smart keys and utilizes kill switches to prevent theft.
- Layer 4: The final layer of auto security is a tracking device. According to the NICB, "the final layer is a tracking system that emits a signal to the police or monitoring service when the vehicle is reported stolen. If your vehicle has a tracking system and is stolen, it can oftentimes be recovered faster and with less damage.
Auto Alarms
Traditionally, auto alarms have been our primary resource in protecting our autos and trucks from thieves. From silent auto alarms to talking auto alarms, the auto alarm industry has invented everything under the sun to put our minds at ease about the safety of our motor vehicles. Unfortunately, auto alarms are often not enough to prevent thieves from seizing a car or truck.
Professional auto thieves know the inner workings, and subsequently the vulnerabilities of most auto alarms and security systems. With this knowledge, it is oftentimes possible to bypass even the most sophisticated auto alarms, and steal the desired automobile. In these cases, the auto alarm is rendered useless, leaving the auto owner empty-handed.
The LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System
The LoJack stolen vehicle recovery system has proven to be more effective in auto theft protection than auto alarms. While auto alarms may deter many thieves from an attempted heist, it is not a foolproof solution. If and when our auto alarms are bypassed by an intruder, there ceases to be any way to prevent theft, or recover the stolen vehicle.
A LoJack-equipped auto provides a very successful (90% recovery rate) second line of defense in protecting your vehicle. In instances where auto alarms are breached, and vehicles seized, reporting a theft triggers LoJack's System in the auto, which emits a silent signal. Law enforcement officials, who are equipped with LoJack vehicle tracking devices, listen for the LoJack signal. The police use the LoJack device to track the vehicle and recover it.
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