Instructions
Please use the following instructions when preparing to board an MTD bus with your bicycle.
Rules for usage are listed at the bottom of the page. Please read them carefully.
Place the bike onto the rack with the wheels in their corresponding slots and use the wheel lock to secure it properly.
- Be ready to load your bike as the bus approaches. Remove water bottles, pumps, or any loose items that might fall off.
- Make sure you have the attention of the operator before you step in front of the bus to load your bicycle.
- To Lower the rack, squeeze the chrome handle and slowly lower the folded bike rack. Please do not drop the rack when lowering it.
- Lift your bike onto the rack, fitting the wheels into the slots. Each slot is labeled for the front and rear wheels. All bicycles load exactly the same way.
- Raise and release the wheel lock arm from its magnetized base. Place it over the top of the front tire. A spring pulls the arm back, holding the bike securely. Make sure the arm is resting on the tire and not the frame.
- Inform the driver before you get off the bus that you will be removing the bicycle.
- To remove your bicycle, raise the lock arm off the tire and return it to its magnetic base. Lift your bicycle out of the rack toward the curb. Return the rack to the upright position if there is not another bicycle on the rack.
- No special permit is required and the bike racks are very easy to use (see instructions above).
- You must be at least 13 years old to use the racks, unless accompanied by an adult (18 years or older).
- Remove anything from your bike that may possibly fall off during the trip, before the bus arrives at the stop.
- For your safety, never step to the street side of the bus when loading or unloading your bike.
- Load and unload your bike as quickly as possible to help ensure your fellow passengers reach their destinations on time.
- Please do not attempt to bring your bike inside the bus. If the bike rack is full, you will have to wait for the next bus.
- For safety and security reasons, the operator will not leave the bus to assist with the loading or unloading of bicycles.
The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District is not responsible for personal injury, property damages, or property loss arising from the use of this equipment. Use at your own risk.