Bicycle registration is conducted during working hours at Eisenhower Parking Deck and at the information kiosks across campus, said Clifford Lutz, Penn State police supervisor. A municipal ordinance requires the registration of bicycles, and Penn State follows those regulations, Lutz said. In the beginning of Fall Semester, additional registration tables will be set up in dorm areas and at major traffic points, such as the HUB, to make registration more accessible to students, Lutz said. With so many bikes in the area, Penn State and the borough require registration. Registration on campus is free and valid anywhere in State College, Lutz said.
Students can register bicycles in any of the downtown municipal buildings or bicycle shops as well.
The beginning of the semester is busy with so many people getting bike registrations, Magulick said. One day last semester, employees were registering people's bikes for about six hours straight. Also, he said registration allows police to return stolen bicycles to their proper owners. It is impossible to trace unregistered bicycles if they are stolen, so registering is a good thing for that reason, Lutz said. Then police will have records of a bicycle's make, model and serial number.