I strongly suspect that both those bike owners have no lock of their own, so rest the locks that are left on the stands to give the impression that theirs are looked to anyone just glancing at them.
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I strongly suspect that both those bike owners have no lock of their own, so rest the locks that are left on the stands to give the impression that theirs are looked to anyone just glancing at them.