is "bike jacking" still a thing?
Some years ago there was a rash of armed robberies of cyclists in Oakland. Is this still happening across the bay? I'm not hearing much about it, but I'm in South Bay, not anywhere near Oakland hills.
Today I was stopped at a traffic light and two what looked to be teenagers/young adults pulled up on e-moto style bikes, one on my left and one on my right (I was in middle of lane). They started with "that bike looks expensive" and "are you rich", "are you going home from work" and I got this uncomfortable feeling that they were trying to assess how difficult of a victim I would be. When the light turned green, I went straight, they turned and went another way.
Am I overthinking this or is this a scenario that is known to end with criminal behavior?