Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Offers Consumer Safety Tip For Cold Weather
7 January 1999
Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Offers Consumer Safety Tip For Cold WeatherMECHANICSBURG, Pa., Jan. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) offers this consumer safety/theft prevention tip for the cold-weather months: -- Never leave your vehicle unattended. Many people leave their vehicles unattended when allowing them to "warm up" in driveways or on streets in front of their homes. This is an open invitation to thieves. It only takes seconds to steal a vehicle -- especially one that's already running. In Pennsylvania, nearly 13 percent of vehicles stolen in 1997 had the keys left in them. Approximately 50 percent were left unlocked. Don't start off the new year by giving your vehicle to a car thief. For more information on auto theft prevention or the ATPA, visit the ATPA's website at http://www.watchyourcar.org or call 1-888-777-ATPA.