A good quality, hardened steel U-lock is your bicycle’s
best protection from theft. U-locks are more secure
than cables or chains with padlocks. Combination locks
provide least security.
Make sure the lock or cable is not in a position which
makes it easy to be removed or cut.
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A front wheel with Quick Release can be removed
and locked to the frame.
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A good quality U-Lock may be the most secure
device for locking your bicycle.
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Bicycle parking rails should comply with Australian
Standard AS2890.3 (1993).
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Refer to Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice Part
14 - Bicycles (AUSTROADS 1999).
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get more out of your riding.
4.5
KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR BICYCLE
Take a colour photograph of your bicycle, write the
frame number on the back of the photograph and keep
it in a safe place. Less than one in ten stolen bicycles is
returned, partly because the owner cannot describe the
bicycle. Engraving a registration number on the bicycle
will also help. The police, Neighbourhood Watch and
service clubs run bicycle registration programs.
If you keep a record of the details of your bicycle it will
greatly increase the possibility of getting it back should
it be lost or stolen.
Remember the advice about LOCKING YOUR
BICYCLE.
A good quality lock is cheap insurance.
See the record chart at end of this manual.
