|
Walking
Cycling
Buses and trains
Driving
Taxi
|
Students - Cycling in York
If you intend to use a bike while you’re in York read the following safety tips:
- Keep your bike in good working order. Check brakes, lights and tyres regularly.
- Dress to be seen and safe. Wear a helmet and luminous strips.
- Have mirrors and a loud, piercing horn.
The Road Safety website offers more tips on how to stay safe when you are cycling. For more information about travelling to and around York, click here.
Cycle theft is a crime that York students are often the victim of. The vast majority of bikes stolen have been locked with chains or combination locks that are easy to cut through with bole croppers. In order to make it harder for thieves to steal your bike, make sure you do the following:
- Lock your bike through the frame to a solid structure. If possible,
use two D-locks, the second through the rear wheel
- Take off removable parts i.e. the front wheel
- Lock your bike in well lit areas, where there is CCTV and lots of pedestrian traffic
- Get your bicycle tagged. This involves a police officer placing a tag in the frame of your cycle and you providing the police with your name and address. York Police offer this service free of charge. If your cycle is ever stolen and later recovered by the police, providing it is tagged, it will be returned to you. The police advertise when there are cycle tagging days at the universities and colleges in York so keep your eyes open for these.
|
