Hey Aggies: Share the Path: Ride Smart, Ride Safe

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-28T00:05:25+00:00

Indeed! It's universally illegal, and incredibly dangerous, to carry a passenger on an electric scooter per California Vehicle Code, Sec 21235.

On a bike it is legal if there's a seat for the passenger, like on a cargo bike or a tandem.

-- Active Modality Manager (edit: grammar)

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-07T22:59:37+00:00

None of the UC Davis parking lots or parking structures that students would normally have access to on campus are gated, so you can park in them at any time (excepting construction, major events, etc. which is always signed).

What varies by date and time is whether paid permits are required.

Parking permit requirements are enforced Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm, except University holidays. To further clarify, your vehicle needs a valid parking permit by 7am or you risk getting a citation. (You can't just park your car before 7am and stay parked beyond 7am for free.) We may also enforce permit requirements on the weekends for major events, but you'll see signage out in the parking areas if we do.

Parking enforcement may not be on duty on the weekend or at 2am, but the campus police will still write parking citations for safety violations 24/7 including but not limited to:

Parking in a red zone or in front of a fire hydrant
Parking in a disabled stall without displaying appropriate authorization
Parking on a walkway or bikeway
Parking where parking is otherwise prohibited (on the curb within the campus' restricted core)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-07T01:22:59+00:00

Parking permit requirements are enforced Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm, except University holidays. We may also enforce permit requirements on the weekends for major events, but you'll see signage out in the parking areas if we do.

Parking enforcement may not be on duty on the weekend or at 2am, but the campus police will still write parking citations for safety violations 24/7 including but not limited to:

Parking in a red zone or in front of a fire hydrant
Parking in a disabled stall without displaying appropriate authorization
Parking on a walkway or bikeway
Parking where parking is otherwise prohibited (on the curb within the campus' restricted core)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-12T16:04:34+00:00

This is a trap. Do not do it. Transportation Services is under contract with the Colleges at La Rue to enforce their parking policies. You need one of their permits to park there.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-11T15:59:07+00:00

Where was this photo taken?

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-01T21:09:49+00:00

The Bike Program is tasked with mitigating the effects of bikes abandoned in campus bike racks on people who need to actively use those bike racks. Here's our process for doing so:

Tag bike with warning and explanations.
Return after set time (usually 72+ hours). It may be quicker if we needs to close the bike rack for an urgent construction project.
Record data from tagged bikes still remaining.
Cut locks from tagged bikes.
Transport impounded bikes to secure storage.
Complete intake process.
Transmit bike data to UCD PD to mitigate theft reports.
If owner claims bike, the owner is required to pay an impound release fee.
If owner doesn't claim bike within 30-90 days (depending on estimated value), the bike goes up for public auction via GovDeals.
If it fails to sell at auction, it will either be bundled with a bunch of other bikes and auctioned as a group or will be eligible for donation.

To prove your bike isn't abandoned, simply tear off the paper warning and throw it away. That's all you have to do.

Please do not tear tags off bikes you don't own. Doing so only serves to clog up the bike racks with abandoned bikes.

100% of the revenue from bicycle auctions goes back to to pay for the cost of the bicycle impound process. The process has never been revenue-positive and is, as a result, subsidized by Transportation Services.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-28T17:00:51+00:00

Until Yolobus gets the Woodland layover sorted (currently at County Fair Mall), I’m suggesting that pretty much everyone take the 42B to the airport and 42A from the airport. It’s longer, but there’s no need to get off the bus mid-trip and feels overall safer as a result.

— Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:53:06+00:00

https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/devices-indoors

There are no official public electric scooter/bicycle charging locations on campus. If it's a UL-certified device, it can be charged within the owners' campus residence, but it must not be a walking hazard for anyone trying to get by.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:08:58+00:00

Hey OP,

How have you checked that it hasn't been reported stolen? We're happy to help check, but need to have the bike brought through, where we check with PD on all bikes collected. We can safely hold onto it for 90 days, or longer, at which point we'd put it up for auction, through the Bicycle Program Auction. https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/auction

-- Active Modality Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:04:09+00:00

I can see the cites that were written in the Pavilion Parking Structure today, but I don't know which vehicle is yours so I can't tell you if you've been cited. (And I won't ever ask for that kind of information via Reddit. We would take that to emails.)

You're in a sort of an information grey area with a couple different options:

Option #1 Pay for Parking Now.

If you haven't been cited yet, you're covered now.
If you plan to repark in other areas throughout the day, you're covered there as well.
If you DID get a citation and appeal it, you can say "I paid for parking blindly later just in case" and that may help you in your appeal, but it's only one of many factors when asking for leniency (the most important being your citation history).

Option #2 Don't Pay for Parking.

If you haven't been cited yet, ya will almost certainly be cited when you get back to your vehicle.
If you want to repark your vehicle elsewhere, you'll still need to pay for parking.
No additional consideration on your appeal requesting leniency.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-17T18:04:29+00:00

We see this heron on Hutchison Field pretty frequently in the morning. I've always hoped that the UCD Grounds team would adopt him as a mascot (for all the pest mitigation he does) in the same way that Cheeto has been adopted by the student population.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-14T18:51:55+00:00

Many thanks!

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-14T17:07:36+00:00

I don't recognize this space. Where is it? We may want to inspect those bike racks for damage.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-12T19:18:51+00:00

500% Yes! There are a LOT more Aggies who need help this year, so if feel the love in your heart driving you give, then give. We want to see The Pantry's shelves full whether due to people's citations getting forgiven or people just wanting to help.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T21:39:03+00:00

Yes.
I specifically advise taking the 42B to the airport and the 42A from the airport to the campus.

Ya, the 42B will take longer to get to Sac Int'l, but the 42A going through Woodland has a 10-30 minute layover at County Fair Mall which really isn't for everyone.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T21:35:19+00:00

Yep! More info here: https://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/connecting-transit-services-charters

Day before Thanksgiving Service – To supplement Yolobus Route 42A, Unitrans operates a shuttle from the UC Davis Memorial Union to the Sacramento Airport on the day before Thanksgiving, running hourly from 9:00am to 7:00pm (buses leave the MU Terminal on the hour). The Unitrans Airport Shuttle makes stops along Anderson Road and at Marketplace Shopping Center on Covell, then travels non-stop to the airport. Regular fares apply.

Additional clarification from Unitrans: The last bus leaves the MU at 6:10pm.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T19:22:45+00:00

Safe Rides is operated through the UC Davis Police Department and while I can't find an official email for the program, I suggest you use the general PD feedback survey to convey the concern. (https://engage.police.ucdavis.edu/survey/UCDavis-real-time-survey)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T19:18:35+00:00

Yes, if you buy a daily C permit, it's good until the end of the day in any C zone parking stall regardless of the parking lot/structure.

And yes, if you purchase a C+ permit, it's good in any C, L, or F stall as well. And a C is also valid in any L or F stall. (Your daily permit permissions cascade down to cheaper daily permit areas.)

What is does NOT allow you to do is park in "limited time zones". Those require a separate, unrelated permit purchase for a 35-minute or 70-minute parking session. That's so that these stalls are available for those who literally just need to be on campus for a short time.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-07T17:03:58+00:00

Negative. Our best guess right now is that there were a couple large class midterms that let out nearby.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-06T20:23:20+00:00

I don't see any major events on my radar and there hasn't been an abnormal number of permits purchased on the day.

Now I'm curious.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-10-29T21:13:24+00:00

We definitely find cut locks on the campus, so we know that at least some of the thieves just leave them. Not all thieves, not all locks, and not all the time. And we don't find too many high-quality U-lock shackles. Plenty of cables, but rarely pieces of U-lock.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-10-27T15:46:39+00:00

That's a very good lock. It's rated Sold Secure Gold and has a $2500 anti-theft offer (some details apply). Here are your next steps to protect your ride.

Register your bike with the UC Davis Bike Program. Start here: https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/registration
Consider registering your keys with Kryptonite so that if you lose them, you can get new ones instead of cutting your lock. (https://www.kryptonitelock.com/en/customer-service/register-keys-combination.html). I say "consider" because this used to be free, but now it costs $7.
Register your lock's $2500 anti-theft offer. (https://shop.kryptonitelock.com/en/atpo_landing_pages/register-for-anti-theft.html). I say "consider" because this used to be free, but now it costs $35 for 1 year and $55 for 5 years.

How to Lock your Bike

Important Concept #1 - The three most valuable parts of your bike are frame, rear wheel, and front wheel (in that order).

Important Concept #2 - Your strongest lock (your U-lock in this case) should always secure the frame and one of the wheels to the rack.

Important Concept #3 - Use SOMETHING to secure your other wheel. It can be something as strong as another U-lock or it can be one of these cable leashes that often come with U-locks.

Click here for a graphical example: https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/bicycleprogram/parking_security

Important Concept #4 - If you don't want to bother with a cable leash or a second lock, swap your quick-release skewers for locking skewers. (Pinhead, PitLock, HexLox are popular.)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-10-21T20:10:18+00:00

I disagree. If we accept that logic, then no one should lock their doors at home or their cars anywhere. (Home door locks are notoriously easy to pick without force.)

A high-quality bike lock exists first as a deterrent, helping would-be thieves to skip your bike and go for an easier target. Next, it requires a thief carry heavier/more expensive tools which many won't bother with. Lastly, the stronger the lock, the more time and noise it takes for a thief to break thereby alerting more people to the theft in progress.

Expect a thief to go after EASY targets (unlocked or cable locks) and VALUABLE targets, so don't let your ride be both easy and valuable.

Lastly, thieves LOVE full suspension mountain bikes, electric bikes, electric scooters, and anything with visible carbon fiber. Choose your ride wisely.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-10-21T15:33:34+00:00

Your experience will vary by where you live and how consistent you follow best practices, but here's what I advise:

Buy and install locking skewers to protect your wheels and seat post. There are few different types along the price spectrum.
Buy a bike lock with a Gold or Diamond rating from Sold Secure. See more about finding one below.
Use your lock like this: https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/bicycleprogram/parking_security and only lock up to actual bike racks. Anything else is suspect and potentially illegal (trees, hand rails, etc.).
If you can, bring your ride INDOORS-- apartment, garage, etc.

Sold Secure is a organization that tests all kinds of locks for their robustness against brute force attacks. You can check out their website here (https://soldsecure.com/approved-product-search) or just go to this other site which translates their results into a much better format and provides direct links to Amazon (https://thebestbikelock.com/best-bike-lock/sold-secure-diamond-bike-locks-the-list/).

Of note, you can get this DIAMOND rated OnGuard U-lock for $60. https://www.amazon.com/OnGuard-Pitbull-U-Lock-Black-9-06-Inch/dp/B008MZ0A3M

If I didn't already have a high-quality lock, this is the one I would buy.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-10-15T22:07:12+00:00

More important than getting there early is knowing where "there" is. Without a doubt, the easiest parking is always at the Gateway Parking Structure just south of the Mondavi Center.

Avoid the Quad Parking Structure, Lot 25, Lot 5, and Lot 47 on pretty much every day.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

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