Car Safety Advice – Making Use of Car Alarms
You hear them at night at 2 a.m…..the wailing sound of a car alarm. Maybe an auto burglar chose the wrong vehicle to break in.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, 1.3 million motor vehicles are stolen annually in the United States at a cost of more than $7 billion. To help prevent becoming a victim of this type of crime, it is best to use some sort of car alarm to help prevent the theft of your motor vehicle.
Many late-model vehicles come with their own integral security features which include power locks to GPS devices. If you are a newbie to car alarms, the following is a list of features you should consider when shopping for a car alarm:
- Keyless entry device. This tool allows you to unlock your vehicle doors and/or trunk using a remote control. Most keyless entry devices are part of a basic alarm system.
- Interior/exterior sensors. These are sensors that detect motion when somebody climbs into your vehicle.
- Dual-stage sensor. These are sensors that act as triggers that activate an alarm. They are normally connected to your doors, hood, and trunk. Some car alarm systems include glass-break sensors that guard your windows. A dual-stage sensor activates a fast series of beeping noises if the vehicle is partially forcibly moved. However, the alarm will engage the full-stage siren sounds if the car is repeatedly jolted. This is the kind of sensor that helps avoid those false alarms that keep us up at night.
- Remote starting and stopping. These remote control devices will start your vehicle’s engine from more than 500 feet away. You can also purchase them with an engine-stopping feature. By activating the engine-stopping feature, you cut off fuel flow to the engine, disengage the electrical circuit to the starter, or inactivate some other feature to prevent the vehicle’s engine from turning over.
Most of these options are available when you buy a new car. If you already have a car that does not have an alarm and would like to buy an after-market car alarm, it should cost you less than $300 including installation. These may be additional expenses for your vehicle, but it will save you the hassle of having to deal with a stolen car.