Bicycle Security & Safety

Prevent bike theft

Prevent bike theft poster Download Lock it or lose it brochure for tips on securing your bicycle (PDF file)

  • Approximately 5 bicycles are reported stolen every month at San Jose State University.
  • Mountain Bikes are the most commonly reported bikes stolen.
  • About half of these bikes reported stolen were locked with either cable locks or chain locks.
  • Bikes locked with U-Locks are less likely to be stolen.
  • Bike thieves use bolt cutters capable of cutting cable locks and chain locks in a matter of seconds.

 

General bicycle safety resources
 
• The Ultimate Bicycle Safety Guide
• Should You Wear a Helmet?
• Bike Safety (by 511.org)
• How to not get hit by cars (by bicyclesafe.com)
• Bicycling Street Smart
• How You Can Ride Better (League of American Bicyclists)
• Safe Cycling in San Francisco (by San Francisco Bicycle Coalition)
• Urban Cycling Safety (by US Insurance Agents)
• Bicycle Technical Guidelines (by VTA)
 

Additional security information

(by San Francisco Bicycle Coalition)
• Secure bicycle locking
• Securing bicycle parts

 

State laws related to bicycles

• California Bicycle Laws
• Department of Motor Vehicles
 

Bicycle maintenance & repair

• Bike Express  
• Community Bicycle Workshop  (San Jose Bike Clinic by Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition)