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Bicycle Security

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Bicycle Registration

Register your bicycle for free! Come to the Mayer Campus Center, Professors Row side, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM on September 10, 11 or 12, 2002.

A bicycle represents a substantial investment and is a popular item of theft. Registering your bike helps protect the bike and serves as a deterrent to would-be bike theives. It also helps the police in identifying and returning a found or stolen bike to the owner.

The Tufts University Police have a bicycle security program that utilizes bicycle registration and provides numbered stickers for each participant. These stickers should be applied to the vertical post, just above the pedal sprocket.

Complete the bicycle registration form (Requires Adobe Acrobat) and return it to the University Police station on your campus. You will be issued a tamper resistant, numbered Tufts University Police registration sticker to be affixed to your bicycle.

Bicycle parking is permitted only in designated areas. Bicycles parked inappropriately, particularly in stairwells or on handicap ramps, will be ticketed and/or removed.

On-campus residents are urged to register their bicycles with the University Police. Bicycles must be removed from residence hall bike racks at the end of each academic year. Unclaimed bicycles and parts will be collected by the Tufts Police and donated to local charities.

Locking Your Bicycle

U-shaped bar and shackle locks are the most effective devices for preventing bicycle theft. Its efficient design and solid construction makes it difficult to defeat by pry bars, hammers, freezing, hacksaws, and bolt cutters.

• For bicycles with quick-release front wheels, remove the front wheel and place the bike against a stationary object such as a bike rack. Then, take the front wheel and place it next to the rear wheel. Place the U-bar around the bike rack and the bike seat tube and through the two wheels. Attach the crossbar and lock it.
• For bicycles with bolt-on front wheels, place the U-bar around the bike rack and down tube, and through the front wheel. Use a cable lock for extra protection.

A high-quality U-shaped lock is available for $30 from the Administrative Services office in the University Police station, Medford/Somerville campus, on the first floor of the parking garage.