The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) Saturday announced a new budget of NT$20 million (~$600k USD) to carry out new measures to help combat bike thefts.
From now on, cyclists can put anti-theft identification numbers on their bicycles and register for a specific code which is used to help owners find lost bikes.
MOI is promoting this new anti-forgery, anti-theft and rip-proof label with an identification number that aims to help owners to identify their bikes. Cyclists are encouraged to apply for the label and register for a code at their nearest police station.
... and from Taipei Times:
To prevent bicycle thieves from selling bicycle parts separately, Chiu said that the police would put the number onto different parts of bicycles using a special type of sticker. When pasted onto bicycle parts, chemical ink in the sticker penetrates the part and remains there, he said.
I'm not that big on stickers because they're the first thing to go when your average meth-addled bike stealing idiot steals a bike. But then again, that's about $600k USD they're spending to help fight the problem. Nobody's spending that kind of cash on the problem over here yet.
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