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Bengaluru CEO Siddharth Dialani says he and his wife have left their helmets unlocked for five years as a simple test of how much trust people in the city show.
The results surprised them. (LinkedIn/Siddharth Dialani and Pexels)
BharatAgri founder and CEO Siddharth Dialani and his wife have been testing how much trust people in Bengaluru show in everyday life. Their test has been simple: they leave their helmets unlocked when they park their two-wheeler.
The couple has followed this practice for five years. Dialani, an IIT Madras graduate, shared the results on X and said neither of their helmets has been stolen so far.
The Couple Leaves Helmets Unlocked
“Me and my wife have been running a social experiment in Bangalore. Whenever we park our two wheeler in any area, we don’t lock our helmets. We just keep it on the side mirror or on the seat,” Dialani wrote.
He said the idea was to use something simple to get a sense of how much trust exists in the city. “It’s a low cost experiment to know if Bangalore is a high trust city or not,” the BharatAgri CEO said.
According to Dialani, the experiment has continued for five years without either of their helmets being taken. “It has been 5 years and our helmets haven’t been stolen yet!” he said in his post.
People Debate Whether Bengaluru Is Trustworthy
Dialani’s post led to a discussion about how safe personal belongings are in Bengaluru. Some users agreed with him and said the city has a strong sense of trust among strangers.
“Strangers showing ‘kindness’ is very common in Bengaluru unlike other Indian cities,” a person wrote.
Another user said, “100%. There is no other major city in India that even remotely compares. I personally believe that because the income disparity/standard of living disparity is so low, we all lead fairly similar lives, and as such, people have very little motivation to steal.”
Dialani disagreed with the idea that low income differences were the reason. “I think the income disparity is large enough. But somehow people have self dignity to not steal,” he replied.
Me and my wife have been running a social experiment in Bangalore.Whenever we park our two wheeler in any area, we don’t lock our helmets. We just keep it on the side mirror or on the seat.
It’s a low cost experiment to know if Bangalore is a high trust city or not.
It has…
— Siddharth Dialani (@siddharth_iitm) August 13, 2026
Some Users Say Their Helmets Were Stolen
Not everyone had the same experience. Several people said their helmets had been stolen while living in or visiting Bengaluru.
Others felt that the experiment may not prove much because helmets are not expensive enough for most people to bother stealing.
“I suspect the results would be the same in most cities. I don’t think a helmet is something people would find worth stealing,” a user commented.
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August 14, 2026, 11:27 IST
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