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As a low-tech and covert signal, would-be carjackers have discovered a way to steal vehicles.
This approach has quickly spread, including occurrences in the United States, although it was initially recorded in Limpopo, South Africa.
The plan goes like this: after a would-be carjacker finds a target, they “mark” the vehicle by placing a water bottle on one of its wheels.
If you want to hide the bottle from the driver when you get in your car, you should put it on the front passenger side wheel, says MotorBiscuit.
An unnerving crackling sound emanates from the empty plastic bottle as the driver begins to accelerate the vehicle.
Most drivers would immediately pull over to see what they might have collided with.
Now would be the ideal time for the auto thief to make their move.
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