Preventing Cycle Theft
Has a Police Notice been attached to your bike? (cycle strips)
Cycle Strips are paper strips designed to be used by Gloucestershire Constabulary Safer Community Teams (SCT), In areas which have been targets of cycle theft.
Operation BARROW is concerned with the safety of bikes in the Gloucestershire area. The Police Notice will contain a code which is explained here. Useful advice in optimizing your bicycle’s security is given here which we hope will be useful.
Where Not To Lock Your Bike
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It’s never a good idea to settle for inadequate parking, even for the shortest time.
Think about bike security.
Places to avoid:
Dark Alleys
Even if your bike is locked, a thief will have an ideal opportunity to break through your lock.
Butterfly Racks
Avoid parking which only allows you to secure your front wheel to the stand. Even if you don’t have quick release wheels, it’s very easy for a thief to detach your wheel and make off with the rest of your bike.
Short Posts or even tall posts that a lock can fit over the top of.
Your bike will be lifted over the top. Even if there is a sign at the top that your lock can’t fit around, bear in mind that a very determined thief could unscrew the sign and lift your bike over, so it’s not a good idea to leave your bike locked to sign post overnight.