The American portal Carscoops spoke about the spread of illegal youth fun. According to the source, such a “challenge” has been launched by users of the TikTok network. In the US, they have already noticed its implementation in real life.
Video instructions about car theft are spread on the Internet. In addition, specific brands – kia and Hyundai. And teens aged 14-17 are most often involved in crimes because of a video for a social network. Plus, the car thieves don’t need it. They only take it to drive.
In some states, the spread of the trend is also confirmed by police statistics. In one of the Florida cities alone, half of the stolen cars have been from these brands in the past two weeks alone. And the Minnesota Police Department records an increase in Kia car thefts of more than 1,300% compared to last year.
It is also noted that the victims of theft are mainly cars without mechanical locking systems.