A. Wheeled riding devices, including bicycles, skates, skateboards, kick scooters and other wheeled riding devices, except wheelchairs and mobility aid devices, may not be ridden in Metro facilities or vehicles, except for public bike or roadways clearly intended for those types of devices.
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A person may carry or walk such wheeled riding devices in a safe manner on Metro facilities to park or board Metro vehicles.
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B. Tandem, three-wheeled or fuel-powered bicycles
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, or other wheeled riding devices, are not permitted in, attached to, or on Metro facilities or vehicles. Bicycles or other wheeled riding devices over six (6) feet long are prohibited.
C. All persons entering Metro facilities with wheeled riding devices of any type, including wheelchairs and mobility aid devices, but excluding handheld skates or skateboards, must use elevators or ramps to access elevated or lowered platforms or subway stations.
D. Bicycles may be carried on stairs when safe to do so if escalators and elevators are nonoperational. A person who enters a Metro facility or vehicle with a bicycle must do the following:
1. Hold a bicycle when it is not in the rack.
2. Use available bicycle racks.
3. If racks on a bus are full, wait for the next bus.
4. Inform the bus operator before exiting that you will be removing a bicycle from a rack in front of the bus.
5. Not block aisles, doorways or operators’ exit way.
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6. Board at bicycle-designated doors and keep the bicycle in bicycle-designated areas, such as non-operating cab areas.
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7. If an arriving train is crowded, individuals with bicycles must wait for a train with available room. Law enforcement personnel may ask individuals travelling with bicycles to wait.
8. If evacuation is required, bicycles must be left on the train and located so that they do not block aisles or doors.
9. Not take the bicycle down train aisles.
10. Yield space in designated areas to wheelchairs or other mobility aid devices for persons with disabilities.
11. Load and unload bicycles from the front of a Metro bus to the curbside and not into traffic.
12. Not attempt to access the bicycle rack after the bus has left the curb.
13. Use elevators or ramps, not escalators, to transport all wheeled riding devices other than handheld skates or skateboards in Metro facilities.
E. Folded bicycles, handheld skates or skateboards may be carried into a Metro vehicle at any time without using the rack. These items must be stored so that they do not block passageways, aisles or seats.
F. Persons under the age of 14 years travelling with a bicycle must be accompanied by an adult.