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Street signs being pulled out of concrete?

Not sure what to make of this-- look at the most recent reports:

http://stolenbike.org

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 2, 2011 at 2:55pm
Two of 'em, resulting in 3 bikes stolen. All reported today. Make sure of what you're locking your bike too, Folks.
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 2, 2011 at 3:13pm

If they can uproot a street sign from concrete, why can't the same folks uproot a U-rack from the concrete just as easily?

In at least one report it sounds like they tossed the whole mess in the back of a truck and drove off.

Guessing they might have used some sort of winch (or something impromptu) to pull the sign out of teh ground with the vehicle.

We've never had reports like these before.

Permalink Reply by jen on June 2, 2011 at 3:33pm
In both of the reports it did not state that the street post was in cement. Not all street signs are in cement. I thought the one infront of my house was until I was victim off a similar theft last year. Most sign posts  on residential streets i.e for street cleaning are not set in cement they are just stuck in the ground. Also due to the amount of rain we have had recently the ground is pretty soft and would be fairly easy to remove a sign post
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 2, 2011 at 3:39pm
I'm going to check on the Winchester site on my way home today.
Permalink Reply by Chris B on June 2, 2011 at 4:11pm

Yeah the sign in front of my building is bolted to the sidewalk, but only the base is bolted with 3 bolts, then the sign itself is bolted to the base with only one bolt. So someone could easily remove that one bolt and take the sign out. The sign is pretty wobbly too.

I was late and couldn't find a spot and locked to it , but later went and moved it to a rack spot.

Permalink Reply by igz on June 2, 2011 at 4:30pm
there's a bunch of signs like that at milwaukee/damen/north - but no bolt

Chris B said:

Yeah the sign in front of my building is bolted to the sidewalk, but only the base is bolted with 3 bolts, then the sign itself is bolted to the base with only one bolt. So someone could easily remove that one bolt and take the sign out. The sign is pretty wobbly too.

I was late and couldn't find a spot and locked to it , but later went and moved it to a rack spot.

Permalink Reply by steve rulz on June 2, 2011 at 4:53pm
They are nick named sucker poles for a reason.

iggi said:
there's a bunch of signs like that at milwaukee/damen/north - but no bolt

Chris B said:

Yeah the sign in front of my building is bolted to the sidewalk, but only the base is bolted with 3 bolts, then the sign itself is bolted to the base with only one bolt. So someone could easily remove that one bolt and take the sign out. The sign is pretty wobbly too.

I was late and couldn't find a spot and locked to it , but later went and moved it to a rack spot.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 2, 2011 at 5:31pm

This thread seems to have the same drift that seemingly every thread has lately-- would be great if everyone could please click the link in the top post and read the reports before responding.

Just curious as to how many are reading/responding from portable/handheld devices?

 

To clarify-- we get reports of unbolted street signs constantly, and have for years.

This thread is specifically in reference to reports of signs being pulled out of the ground.

We have never had such a report in 6 years and here's two in one night.

 

 

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 2, 2011 at 6:08pm

Update on the one that was not described as being broken from concrete:

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/191147

 

Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on June 2, 2011 at 6:30pm

Yikes. What's next, sawing the bike frame in half to get the parts? Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned that.

 

Permalink Reply by Bradford Smith on June 2, 2011 at 7:03pm
Saw this some time back on N California Ave.
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 2, 2011 at 7:55pm

Here are a couple of pictures from the Winchester site. To my eye, this doesn't strike me as a particularly secure place to lock my bike. Looks to be a sign mounted with a posthole digger and possibly a bag of concrete. Not impossible it was done by the City, but not a very professional job (if it was mounted in concrete, there would be vestiges of concrete on the pole, and there's only vestiges of dirt). As a former dues-paying, card-carrying member of the Laborer's Union Local #1 in the City of Chicago, I deem this to be a non-union job. As a semi-professional member of the Bicycle Recovery Collective, I deem this to be a bad place to lock your bike. This was a sign that's mounted in a grass parkway.

 

 

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