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When I was growing up it was inevitable, you could only ride your bike on your street during the part of the day with onlooking neighbours.. otherwise you WOULD get your bike taken off you with force, you could even run into problems in front on your street if not super careful.
People were poorer then and bikes had much more perceived value, no one wants to steal a bike now when you can get a brand new BSO with disc brakes and FS for £70 (thieves never knew the difference) and everyone walks around with a smartphone worth several hundred.