{"id":17421,"date":"2011-11-29T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T05:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=17421"},"modified":"2011-11-29T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T05:10:23","slug":"whip-and-bedhead-top-a-survey-of-strange-items-left-in-sydney-and-melbourne-taxis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=17421","title":{"rendered":"Whip and Bedhead Top a Survey of Strange Items Left in Sydney and Melbourne Taxis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t lose your head \u2013 or your phone \u2013 this festive season<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sydney, 29 November 2011<\/strong> \u2013 The results of a five-city survey revealing unusual items left behind in taxis serve as a timely reminder to take care of your precious possessions as festive season celebrations get underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Acronis<\/a>, a leading provider of disaster recovery<\/a> and data protection<\/a> solutions, interviewed taxi companies and drivers in Sydney, Melbourne, London, Paris and Amsterdam to find out the weirdest items that had been left in their cabs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside some extraordinary items, people also regularly leave items from the illegal to the mundane, including condoms, drugs, sex toys, coats and umbrellas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most common item left in Sydney and Melbourne cabs was mobile phones. Other items typically left behind included cameras, wallets, glasses and keys. Despite their larger size, mobile devices such as laptop and tablet computers such as iPads are increasingly left in taxis by forgetful owners in a hurry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Top 5 strangest items: Sydney \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Bedhead and bedfoot<\/li>\n
  2. Wheelchair<\/li>\n
  3. False teeth<\/li>\n
  4. Hearing aid<\/li>\n
  5. Walking stick<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top 5 strangest items: Melbourne \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Whip<\/li>\n
    2. Orthodontic plate<\/li>\n
    3. One shoe<\/li>\n
    4. Underwear<\/li>\n
    5. False teeth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Top 5 strangest items: London \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Dead stuffed monkey<\/li>\n
      2. Drunken man\u2019s sleeping wife<\/li>\n
      3. Gallon of diesel<\/li>\n
      4. Policeman\u2019s helmet<\/li>\n
      5. Bag of cement<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Top 5 strangest items: Amsterdam\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. \u20ac4000 in notes<\/li>\n
        2. Black karate belt<\/li>\n
        3. Cocaine<\/li>\n
        4. Pram<\/li>\n
        5. Bin bag of rubbish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Top 5 strangest items: Paris\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Snake<\/li>\n
          2. A woman who got in the taxi with clothes on and left without them<\/li>\n
          3. Pressure cooker \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
          4. Walkie talkie<\/li>\n
          5. Women\u2019s lingerie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u201cWhile the most bizarre items might raise a giggle, some of the most commonly forgotten items \u2013 including mobile phones and cameras \u2013 raise serious issues for their owners, especially if the information and images on them haven\u2019t been backed up,\u201d Karl Sice, General Manager \u2013 Pacific, at Acronis, said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

            \u201cIt\u2019s frightening that items left behind included legal paperwork, briefcases, USB drives, laptops and smart phones. Losing your umbrella is nothing compared to losing the photos and information on your mobile devices, or falling victim to ID theft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

            \u201cYour bank will replace your credit card if you lose your wallet and a spare key will get you inside the house, but there is no way to replace data and photos that have not been backed up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

            “The best way to ensure your business and personal information won\u2019t be lost forever is to regularly back them up to external drives or to the cloud. That way, even if you can\u2019t recover your device, you can still recover the information that was on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

            \u201cTake care this party season to ensure you and your precious possessions stay safe,\u201d Sice said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Don\u2019t lose your head \u2013 or your phone \u2013 this festive season\u00a0 Sydney, 29 November 2011 \u2013 The results of a five-city survey revealing unusual items left behind in taxis serve as a timely reminder to take care of your precious possessions as festive season celebrations get underway.\u00a0 Acronis, a leading provider of disaster recovery<\/p>\n

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