University Police shares bicycle safety tips for National Bike Month

The WVU Police Department is sharing the following tips to help bicyclists safely travel across campus and the surrounding Morgantown area:

• By Morgantown city ordinance, bicyclists are required to wear a helmet. Wearing a helmet can make a major difference in the seriousness of injuries sustained in accidents.
  

• Ride with the flow of traffic, obey all traffic laws as if you were driving a car and use designated bike lanes where available.
  

• Never assume a driver or pedestrian can see you.
  

• If riding during the day, wearing bright colors will increase your visibility to drivers.
  

• If riding at night, wear reflective clothing or attach reflective items to your bike.
  

• Consider blind spots that large vehicles may have, which make it difficult to see bicyclists. If you cannot see the driver, they cannot see you.
  

• Lock your bicycle when storing it in a public or open location. Use a U-lock to lock the bicycle to a fortified anchoring point. You can also discreetly attach an Apple AirTag or similar tracking device to your bicycle to help recover your bicycle in the event of theft. These steps, in addition to registering your bicycle with UPD, will greatly increase the likelihood of recovery if your bike is ever stolen.