A car' s antitheft alarm that sounds in the middle of the night in a crowded city neighborhood may stop an attempted car theft  On the other hand, the alarm might signal only a fault in the device, or a response to some harmless contact, such as a tree branch brushing the car  But whatever the cause, the sleep of many people in the neighborhood is disturbed
Out of consideration for others, people who have these antitheft alarms on their cars should deactivate them when they park in crowded city neighborhoods at night
Allowing the residents of a crowded city neighborhood to sleep undisturbed is more important than preventing car theft.