Southwestern University
Important Information about your Pirate Bikes!
- The Pirate Bike Program is the latest means of transportation for students, faculty, and staff on SU’s campus.
- Members of the campus community may pick up a Pirate Bike outside of their residence hall, academic building, or anywhere else on campus, free of charge, for their own use.
- They may ride to their next location and leave it unlocked for the next person.
- Heidi Meyer, sister of the late Wally Meyer ’86, provided the financial resources for Southwestern to purchase the first thirty bikes for the program.
- President Jake B. Schrum helps assemble bikes from a Pirate Bike shipment.
- BIKUS is a mysterious student group dedicated to improving knowledge about and appreciation for pirate bikes.
In order for these bikes to remain available to you; proper care must be given to them, and the following guidelines must be followed.
- Do not take/ride Pirate Bikes off campus…disciplinary action may be taken
- Leave bikes in a bike rack or parked beside a tree when you are finished riding. Some of our community members and visitors are visually impaired, so keep sidewalks, etc. clear of bikes
- Do not leave bikes in front of doorways, ramps to buildings, or in front of automatic door openers. If you see a bike blocking these areas, please move it to a safer place
- Treat Pirate Bikes like they are your own. Do not jump curbs, throw them down, or ride them recklessly. It costs money to maintain this program…help us out
- Always yield to those who are walking on sidewalks
- Obey all traffic signs on campus streets (also, these are not dirt bikes: please do not treat them as such)
- Ride alone on Pirate Bikes
- ENJOY AND TAKE PRIDE IN THE PIRATE BIKE PROGRAM!
Thanks for your cooperation in all the above,
Campus Police