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Bike Racks

Bikes on Buses Program

♦ Ride your bike to the nearest bus stop.

♦ Stow your bike on the rack and board the bus.

♦ When you reach your stop, leave the bus, claim your bike and ride away.

 

What You Should Know

♦ Bike racks can hold two bikes, 16” or larger

♦ Only single-seat, two wheeled bikes are permitted.  No motor, tandem or three wheeled bikes are allowed.

♦ Bicyclists pay the same fare as everyone else.  There is no extra charge or permit required.

♦ Athens Transit is not responsible for personal injury, property damage or property loss arising from use of this equipment.  Use at your own risk.

 

How to Load Your Bike

♦ Before loading your bicycle, remove water bottles, pumps or loose accessories.

♦ When the bus arrives, let the operator know you will be loading your bike. Do not step in front of the bus until it is safe to do so.

♦ For safety, be sure to stand only on the curbside of the bus when you load your bicycle.

♦ If the rack is folded up, simple pull it down.

♦ Lift your bike onto the rack, fitting the wheels into the available slot nearest the bus.

♦ Raise and release the support arm over the top of the bike’s front tire, not the fender.

♦ Board the bus and pay your fare.

♦ Sit as close to the front as possible.

♦ If the rack is full, you will need to wait for the next bus.

 

Unload Your Bike

♦ When approaching your stop, let the operator know you will unload your bike and then exit through the front door.

♦ Raise the support arm off the tire, move the arm down and lift your bike out of the rack.

♦ Remove your bike quickly and if empty, raise the rack to its upright and locked position.

♦ After removing your bike from the rack, return to the curb with your bike and wave to the driver that it is safe for him to proceed.