Car Safety Systems and Car Thieves

Technological gadgets to break into a car

A resolute car burglar who can apply technical knowledge needs only a small number of technological gadgets to break into a car and steal it. The safety measures in a car will not be an obstacle to such a burglar. This discovery was made by a group of researchers from Switzerland. They found that popular cars from several motor companies that were computerised made it easier for technological-minded thieves to break into these cars.

Keyless entry and starts systems

At first only selected manufacturers like Mercedes Benz and BMW made use of keyless entry and starts systems. Currently these systems can also be found in many other medium-sized vehicles. Instead of using a key to open and start your car, you only need a device with a radio chip. Everybody knows how frustrating it is to try and open a door if you are using both hands to carry bags and objects. If you have this little device in your pocket, the car will sense the radio waves from the chip as you get close to the car and open the door and start the car.

Not only does this system make your life easier, but also the life of the burglar. With the necessary courage an audacious thief will easily open a car by using an aerial which the thief can purchase at a electronic store.

Ten years ago bicycle thieves astounded the world by finding out that all you needed to do to open a Kryptonite lock was to jam a ball pen in it. Some thief with a head for technological gadgets must have experimented with the keyless devices and was really impressed with the results. A keyless car is opened and closed with the device which emits radio waves. The signal send out by the device is a very weak signal and works when the device is very close to the car. When a car thief decides to steal a car, he will follow the car and its driver around for a while. When the driver leaves the car he takes out the antenna he bought at a store and follows the driver. In this way he catches up the radio waves sent out by the original keyless entry device. The thief’s device amplifies the signal of the original device and sends it to the car. Receiving the signal, the door of the car will open. If the criminal has an accomplice, he can do this even if the driver with the original device is quite far from his car. The accomplice will stand halfway between the thief and the car, sending the master brain’s signal to the car.

Only if a keyless system has been used for quite a time and once it has been found to be burglar proof, will a person be able to buy a car with such a system. Potential buyers of cars with advanced keyless systems will have to wait for manufacturers to improve the systems.