Wednesday 13 May 2009

Cyclists - take care out there!

I've just received the latest newsletter from the Cambridgeshire police, and it seems that there has been a spate of bike crime in the last few weeks, so be sure to lock up your bikes properly (and out of sight, even if they're on your own property).

If you haven't already, you should also get your bike marked with a security code, so that it can be returned to you if it is recovered.

I had a friend who had his bike stolen the first week he arrived in Cambridge, the day after he had it marked. It was ultimately recovered from the Cam and returned to him several years later, in the same week that he discovered his job was taking him away to Wales (and he didn't fancy riding up and down the mountains). So you can't guarantee that it'll be useful, but it certainly increases the chances of you getting your property back if it is stolen!

There's a lot of other useful information on cycling in Cambridge here.

If you want to get information and updates from Cambridgeshire police yourself, you can subscribe to their email newsletter here.

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