Bike Safety and Theft Prevention
UD Police recommend using a sturdy U-lock to secure bicycles on campus.
Bicycles MUST be secured to a bike rack when left unattended on campus for any period of time. Bicycles shall not be left, locked, secured or otherwise attached to any non-approved structures such as handrails, light posts, emergency stations, fences, trash receptacles, trees, trip rails, benches and/or signposts. Bicycles shall not be parked in any manner that constitutes a safety hazard, or in such a manner as to interfere with the access to facilities.
When you operate a bike on the road, you have the responsibilities of a car. Bikes have to stop at traffic lights and yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. However, bicycles in Delaware can roll through stop signs if your path is clear of other cars and pedestrians. If there is no bike lane, you can also ride on a public sidewalk. You cannot ride on a sidewalk where posted. (East Main St. corridor)
When riding on sidewalks you must still yield to pedestrians, and you must give a verbal or bell warning when approaching a pedestrian from behind.
If you’re walking your bike, you have all the rights of a pedestrian, including utilizing crosswalk signals.
You can ride on most UD campus pathways, except where posted otherwise (Walk your wheels zone) such as Trabant Plaza and the north campus pedestrian bridge (Independence Bridge). You MUST dismount your bicycle and walk it through any posted Walk your Wheels zones. UDPD will enforce the Walk your Wheels zones.
Delaware Code, Title 21, Chapter 4198H
You cannot ride with more than one headphone in use.
If your bicycle has been stolen, report it to UDPD at (302)831-2222 as soon as possible. If you can, remain on scene where you last saw your bicycle. Please have as much information about the bicycle that you can (make, model, color, serial number, etc.).
