Brave! Portland Woman Leaves Bike Unlocked For Full 17 Seconds

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In what experts are calling “either the boldest social experiment of the decade or a cry for help,” a Portland woman reportedly left her bicycle completely unlocked for a full 17 seconds on a busy, tree-lined city block Sunday afternoon.

Witnesses say 32-year-old Marissa H. gently leaned her matte sage-green commuter bike against a public rack outside a row of cafés, took a deep breath, and simply… walked away.

No U-lock.
No chain.
No GPS tracker disguised as a taillight.
Nothing.

“I just needed to run inside for a second,” Marissa explained, visibly trembling but committed to the bit. “I thought, what’s the worst that could happen in under 20

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