Tires23

Leaving your car unlock is just asking for trouble. People can always take other things and can leave you on bricks if they find your wheel lock

pman6

don't want hobos sleeping and *****ting in my car

BrownPride

It takes all of 2 seconds to lock your car....why take the risk?

Crime can happen anywhere.

user420

Yep me too.

Jewcano

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I live in a townhome community. When my car is in the garage, it's unlocked, anywhere else locked. I don't feel the need to lock it in the garage because my garage door is always closed, and many neighbors leave theirs open. Criminals if they choose to scope out this neighborhood will go for the easier targets.

FrankReynoldsCPA

I grew up in a small town(<4,000 people).

I always kept my car locked then and I certainly keep it locked here in Vegas.

On the other hand, my dad never locks his cars(my folks still live in the same small town) and will sometimes forget to take his keys out of the ignition.

jimbosr1

lock your car!LOL

Coleroad

Now I remember why there is nothing of value in my car. I forgot to lock that sucker up.

tex2670

It's really hard to disagree with this. I think it's more likely to have someone try your door handle and find a bonus with your car being unlocked, than someone with the intent, no matter what, to smash your window just to see what you have in the car. People who get their windows smashed have items of value in plain sight. I rarely read in the police blotter that someone's window was smashed but nothing of value was taken. It's always a purse, wallet, laptop, iPad, etc.

rogerh00

I always lock my car, it's like second nature. I never walk away unless I know it's locked. You may think you don't have anything in it until it's stolen.

The best advice is not to leave anything in plain sight. I had my car broken in to once and come to find the only thing I could find missing was some change I used to leave in the open, in a center console tray.

Talinder

Unfortuantely, lately, I've been forgetting. I was driving a 2002 vehicle that had keys/fob I would have in my hand when I got out of the car. I was doing great with that level of technology. A few weeks ago I picked up a 2016 ES which has no key. I keep the fob in my purse never removing it. Since it's not in my hand I'm not using it to lock the door. I've gotten several alerts from Enform telling me I've forgotten to lock the door. Last night I was at the grocery store and I got the alert while shopping. I tried to lock the door, but was then informed that my key fob was in the car so it couldn't be locked. Turns out I had used the spare earlier in the day when I went to work and didn't carry a purse. When I arrived home in my dimly lit garage I didn't see the fob in the black cup holder.
I don't live in the smallest of towns, but I'm just grateful to live where I do where things are relatively safe and low crime. I made the decision to go grab my yogurt to finish up and then checkout rather than immediately running outside to secure my vehicle. I was anxious, but somewhere in my head I was also thinking I have insurance. I've got a lot of new habits to learn coming from a jalopy. Funny thing is last week when my husband drove to the grocery store I also got an alert that he hadn't locked the car. I was able to lock it from my house, but really wasn't stressed about it. Hopefully we'll get better soon.

Sulu

I have found that a bit of a problem also with my 2015 ESh. I come out of the house in the morning and have to put my keys away since I do not need the fob to unlock the car nor to start the car. Then, coming home in the evening, I have to take my keys out of my pocket to get in the house.

I have, however, gotten into the habit of locking the car with the keyfob. I discovered that if I hit the lock button on the keyfob twice, it will turn off the headlights immediately. If the ambient lighting conditions are dark enough, like in the garage, the lights turn on automatically and won't turn off automatically for a minute or so after switching off the engine, but locking the car twice turns off the lights. So I try to always lock the car -- twice -- even if it is in the garage.