Up to 2,500 bikes are set to be security marked in a bid to reduce bicycle theft. Durham Safe Partnership and Durham County Council are launching a ‘Pedal Safe’ initiative which will use Selectmark’s bike register system to deter cycle theft in the Teesdale and Wear Valley areas of the county.
Each bike owner will be issued with a personal log book as proof of ownership and will be registered on a police approved national database.
In addition to the bike marking kits, the partnership will also be fitting free bike lights to improve the visibility of cyclists to other road users.
Steve Arkley, Strategic Manager for Safer Communities with Durham County Council, said, “We have every confidence that the introduction of Pedal Safe in County Durham will help keep our cyclists safe by increasing their road sense, as well as having the added bonus of significantly reducing the problem of bike theft.”
A session in Bishop Auckland will be taking place on Sunday, March 21st, in the Newgate Centre between 12 noon and 4.00pm.
Bishop Auckland's local community newspaper.





