When I lived in California, where places were generally more densely populated and there were more cars around, I thought that they were a complete nuisance.
Here in Seattle, I can kind of understand them. I rarely hear a car alarm go off in my neighborhood (I don't think that one has gone off at all, actually), and it's nice to know that I will be warned if anything happens to my parents' car that I am driving.
Tl;dr: It greatly depends on how urban your neighborhood is. More urban = more of a nuisance.
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Originally Posted by pj3000
Does anyone actually do anything when they hear a car alarm sounding? Ever?
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A few days ago, when I was visiting my parents in a different part of town, I heard an alarm go off outside. I went out to the window to check to see if it was their car. So yeah, people do things occasionally.
I'm not sure that the benefits outweigh the costs, but there is some value in an alarm.