Registering your bike greatly increases the likelihood it will be returned to you if recovered. Identification of Rider . Bicycle Registration also aids in the identification of the bicycle owner in case of accident. Registration Helps With Planning . Bicycle Registration also provides valuable data to City planners, which helps in the design of facilities and educational programs aimed at making bicycling safer in Madison.
Registration Is The Law . . .
Bicycles must be registered with the City of Madison, unless they have a current registration in another municipality.