The following rules, as well as any other applicable ordinance, shall govern passengers as riders upon City buses. A driver is authorized to enforce these rules, and, if necessary, to request the help of Transit System Supervisors and the Police Department in the enforcement thereof.
(a) Passengers shall pay the appropriate fare upon entering a bus. Passengers must deposit the correct change or have bus passes ready for presentation when boarding a bus. Bus drivers do not make change or refund incorrect amounts deposited in the fare box. Applications for refunds are to be made at the offices of the Battle Creek Transit System. A refusal to pay proper fare or display a valid bus pass shall result in the individual being required to leave the bus. A person refusing to leave the bus under this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) No person shall make or cause to be made any excessive or unusually loud noise or play any radio, receiving set, musical instrument, television, compact disc player or any other sound production or sound reproduction device, unless such device is used in conjunction with earphones which cause the sound to be inaudible to all persons except the individual wearing the earphones while on a bus.
A person who violates this rule is responsible for a Class B Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98 and any other relief that may be imposed by a court.
(c) No person shall eat, drink or have in his or her possession an open container of food or beverage on board a bus. The consumption of intoxicants is specifically prohibited. No person shall ignite or smoke any tobacco product or other similar material while on a bus.
A person who violates this rule is responsible for a Class C civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98 and any other relief that may be imposed by a court.
(d) No person shall deposit or discard litter, refuse or waste material on board a bus. A person who violates this rule is responsible for a Class C Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98 and any other relief that may be imposed by a court.
(e) When possible, all passengers shall take a seat when riding buses. At no time will any person be permitted to stand forward of the white line at the front of the bus. A person who violates this rule is responsible for a Class C Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98 and any other relief that may be imposed by a court.
(f) No person shall be permitted to open a window on a bus at any time without the prior consent of the bus driver. A person who violates this rule is responsible for a Class B Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98 and any other relief that may be imposed by a court.
(g) In addition to the issuance of a Municipal civil infraction notice or citation to persons in violation of these rules, passengers may be asked to leave the bus at the discretion of the driver, a Transit System Supervisor or a police officer. Failure to leave a bus when ordered is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 30-95. Passed 12-15-95.)