New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXI - Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Subchapter D - Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct and Safety of the Public › Part 1044 - Rules Governing The Conduct and Safety of the Public in the Use of the Facilities of the Mta Bus Company › Section 1044.7 - Prohibited uses

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No person in a facility or bus shall:
(a) block free movement of another person or
				  persons; lie on the floor, stairs or occupy more than one seat when to do so
				  would interfere with the operation of MTABC's transportation system or the
				  comfort of other passengers; or place his or her foot, or item on any
				  seat;
(b) create any sound through
				  the use of any sound production device, except as is specifically authorized by
				  these rules. In no event will the use of amplification devices of any kind,
				  electronic or otherwise, be permitted on a bus. Use of radios and other devices
				  listened to solely by headphones or earphones and inaudible to others is
				  permitted;
(c) throw, drop or cause
				  to be propelled any object, projectile or other article at, from, upon, in or
				  on a facility or bus;
(d) bring
				  into a facility or carry onto a bus liquid in an open container, or drink any
				  alcoholic beverage or possess any opened or unsealed container of alcoholic
				  beverage;
(e) consume any
				  controlled substance except pursuant to valid prescription;
(f) enter or remain in any facility or bus
				  while his or her ability to function safely in the environment of the facility
				  or bus is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or by the taking of any
				  drug;
(g) endanger the safety of
				  others, engage in fighting or assault another person or persons, or threaten
				  another person with such conduct;
(h) vandalize, injure, deface, alter, write
				  upon, destroy, remove or tamper with the facilities or buses, including any
				  facilities under the jurisdiction of tenants or permittees;
(i) except as specifically authorized by the
				  authority or MTABC, enter or attempt to enter into any area not open to the
				  public, including, but not limited to, bus operator's seat location, closed-off
				  areas, mechanical or equipment rooms, storage areas, interior rooms, catwalks,
				  emergency stairways (except in cases of an emergency), roadbeds, plants, shops,
				  barns, garages, depots or any area marked with a sign restricting access or
				  indicating a dangerous environment;
(j) enter or attempt to enter any area which
				  is locked or otherwise restricted from public access by any means including,
				  but not limited to, barricades, fencing, doors and signs, or enter or leave a
				  facility or bus except by designated entrance ways or exits;
(k) ride or otherwise stand on a skateboard,
				  wear roller skates or in-line skates, ride or straddle a bicycle while in
				  motion, or ride a scooter or any other self-propelled vehicle or
				  motor-propelled vehicle or device, on or through any part of a facility or bus,
				  or while attached to the outside of a bus. This provision does not apply to the
				  proper use of self-propelled or motor-propelled vehicles or similar devices by
				  nonambulatory persons;
(l) cook,
				  light a fire or otherwise create a fire except pursuant to the terms of any
				  lease, license, operating agreement or concession granted by MTABC or the
				  authority;
(m) dispense commercial
				  merchandise with or without charge or carry on any commercial activity except
				  pursuant to the terms of a lease, license, operating agreement or concession
				  granted MTABC or the authority;
(n)
				  burn a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or any other matter or substance which
				  contains tobacco or any tobacco substitute on a bus or within any
				  facility;
(o) engage in any
				  activity which interferes with the commercial activities of lessees, tenants or
				  their customers;
(p) engage in
				  noncommercial activities, except as expressly permitted by these
				  rules;
(q) misrepresent through
				  words, signs, leaflets, attire or otherwise, such person's affiliation with or
				  lack of affiliation with or support by any organization, group, entity, or
				  cause, including any affiliation with or support by MTABC or the
				  authority;
(r) carry on or bring to
				  any facility or bus any item that:
(1) is so
				  long as to extend outside the window or door of a bus;
(2) constitutes a hazard to the operation of
				  MTABC, interferes with passenger traffic or impedes service; or
(3) constitutes a danger or hazard to other
				  persons. Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the use of
				  wheelchairs, crutches, canes, or other physical assistance devices;