Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-3-009 - BUSES

Current through June 17, 2024
The following provisions pertain only to carriers providing
				  bus service as defined in rule 003.01A et seq.:
009.01
REFUSAL TO
				CARRY
: No driver of any vehicle which transports passengers will
				refuse to carry any person offering himself or herself for carriage at any time
				at any regular stopping place who tenders the regular fare to any regular
				stopping place on the route of such carrier, or between the termini of the
				route, unless at the same time of such offer the vehicle is fully occupied or
				unless the person tendering such fare is intoxicated or acting in a disorderly
				manner.
009.02
TRAILERS
: Unless specifically authorized in writing by
				the Commission, no carrier will transport passengers in a vehicle with any
				trailer or other vehicle attached, except in a case where a vehicle has become
				disabled while on a trip and is unable to run on its own power, such disabled
				vehicle may be towed to a point where repair facilities are available.
009.03
AISLES
: Drivers will at all times keep the aisles from
				front to rear of their buses free from obstructions of any kind, and will not
				permit passengers to ride on any other part of the vehicle other than the seats
				while the vehicle is in motion except in an emergency. Passengers will not be
				allowed in front of a two inch (2") wide white line which will be painted on
				the floor of each vehicle immediately behind the driver's seat. Each vehicle
				will have a notice visible at the front of the vehicle that passengers must
				remain behind the white line.
009.04
HEAT
:
				Vehicles used to transport passengers will be equipped with a heating system
				sufficient to keep the vehicle comfortable for its passengers.
009.05
LIGHTING
:
				Vehicles will be equipped with lights of not less than two candle power within
				the vehicle and so arranged as to light up the whole of the interior except
				that portion occupied by the driver.
009.06
EMERGENCY EXIT
				DOORS
: All vehicles with a seating capacity of eight (8) or more
				passengers will have emergency exits either in the form of push out windows, or
				a door on the opposite side of the vehicle entry or at the rear of the vehicle.
				The door will be equipped with a latch which may be readily operated in an
				emergency. There shall be no obstructions, either inside or outside, which
				would prevent the door from being opened. The exits will be easily accessible
				to passengers.
009.07
TIMETABLES
: Each carrier who transports passengers in
				regular scheduled service will file with the Commission prior to commencing
				operations, a timetable or schedule showing the time of arrival or departure of
				its vehicles at each point of the route and the number of trips made daily.
				When any change is made in the table or schedule, a new table or schedule will
				be filed with the Commission. All time schedules and revisions will be filed
				with the Commission not less than ten (10) days prior to the proposed effective
				date unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. No time schedule or
				revision will be effective until approved by the Commission.
009.08
CHARTER SERVICE AND
				SPECIAL PARTY SERVICE
: The following provisions apply only to
				charter service and special party service as designated.
009.08A No charter or special party service
				will be conducted between the same points or over the same route so frequently
				as to be construed as a regular or scheduled service.
009.08B Special party service will not be
				conducted between points on the route of another route so frequently as to be
				construed as a regular or scheduled service.
009.08C Carriers holding certificates
				restricted to charter service or sightseeing operations will be prohibited from
				conducting special party operations.
009.08D Each vehicle used in charter or
				special party service will be so designated by a sign on the front of the
				vehicle used for such service.
009.08D1 Each
				sign must contain the following information:
009.08D1A Affirmation or denial that the
				owner or operator of the vehicle is allowing the consumption of alcoholic
				liquor in the vehicle by an individual who is twenty-one years of age or older;
				and
009.08D1Ai As used in this section,
				alcoholic liquor is as defined under neb. Rev. Stat
				53-103.2.
009.08D1B
				Whether the current trip is being performed under a charter or a special party
				designation in accordance with rules 003.01A2 and 003.01A3; and
009.08D1Bi If the current trip is being
				completed under a special party designation, then the sign must also include
				the license number assigned to the operating authority by the Nebraska Liquor
				Control Commission.
009.08D1C The name or trade name of the
				carrier under whose authority the vehicle is being operated; and
009.08D1D The Commission authority number,
				excluding supplemental numbers.
009.08D2 Each sign will be legible at all
				times from a distance of 50 feet (15.24 meters) while the vehicle is
				stationary. The color scheme of the lettering will be in distinct contrast to
				the background color of the sign.
009.08E Each carrier conducting charter or
				special party service will file with the Commission a tariff of rates for the
				transportation of parties and charges for dead head mileage which will be
				approved by the Commission prior to implementation. The tariff will also
				indicate at which points the carrier has equipment available for charter party
				service. No equipment will be held out as available at any non-authorized
				point.