Chemung County Transit wants all passengers to have a safe and pleasant ride. We ask all passengers to follow these guidelines, etiquette and rules.
GUIDELINES AND ETIQUETTE
Please signal to the driver that you wish to board the bus.
Please deposit the proper fare into the farebox.
Please show the driver the bus pass for the current month.
Please take your seat promptly and quietly.
Please reserve seats for the elderly, pregnant women and those with physical disabilities.
If you have a child in a stroller or other wheeled carrying device, you must remove the child and collapse the stroller or wheeled carrying device.
Please use earphones if using sound producing devices (radios, CD players, boom-boxes, etc.)
Please place any baggage or other items you are carrying on your lap, or under the seats. If you place bags on the seat, please remove them if another passenger wishes to sit.
RULES
The following activities are prohibited on any Chemung County Transit bus:
Eating or drinking of any substance on the bus.
Consumption of alcohol, and/or illegal substances.
Smoking.
Possession of weapons.
Boarding the bus with hazardous or dangerous materials or devices.
Behavior that is considered to a reasonable person to be dangerous, disruptive, obscene, threatening, violent, inciting or insulting language and/or gestures.
Throwing objects in the bus or out the windows.
Using sound producing devices without earphones. (radios, boom boxes, mega-phones, etc).
Panhandling, and/or soliciting.
Putting hands out the window.
Putting hands on or touching other passengers without consent.
Roller skating, rollerblading or skateboarding on the bus.
Animals (except service animals).
Lack of shoes, shirts, other inappropriate attire.
Placing of any objects in aisles or other places where a reasonable person would consider dangerous.
ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF OUR DRIVERS
Our drivers are expected to be professional and friendly.
Moreover, they are expected to abide by the same standards as our passengers. If
you feel that one of our drivers violated your rights, compromised your safety,
or violated any rules described in this section, please contact us. It will help
us if you have the route number and the time
and date you were riding. Whether you have good comment, or point out an area
where we need improvement we want to hear from you. You may also call our Office
at 607-734-5211, or let us know via our online Comment &
Complaint
Form.