Locking a bike is routine for UW graduate Carrie Lorig, but one night this summer, it still wasn’t good enough. “I was just really devastated because that’s how I get around town, and I really love my bike,” said Lorig. She said she locked her U-lock to itself because the bike rack at the downtown grocery store she visited was full.
“A lot of my friends, there was a lot of bike stealings after that,” said Lorig.
There are other students with similar stories of victimization and frustration.