For your safety and comfort while riding on a bus, CATA has established a series of rules.
Throughout the trip, the bus will announce the next stop—a major intersection or destination-- so passengers know when their stop is approaching. Buses only stop when a passenger requests to get off or when someone is waiting at a bus stop. Let the driver know you want to get off the bus by pulling the yellow cord along the window or pushing the stop button about one block before your desired stop. The bus will announce that a stop has been requested.
The following is prohibited on any CATA vehicle or on any CATA property:
- Eating, drinking, or open beverage containers aboard CATA vehicles.
- Smoking, including e-cigarettes (except in designated areas).
- Possession or consumption of alcohol or illegal substances.
- Weapons of any kind (except lawfully carried firearms), or possession of any hazardous material or item.
- Disorderly, loud, or disruptive behavior, including, but not limited to:
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- obscene, threatening, inciting or insulting language or gestures.
- running, yelling, or throwing objects.
- spitting, littering, vandalism, or graffiti.
- fighting, mock fighting, or roughhousing.
- standing, sitting, or walking in a way that inconveniences, obstructs, or interferes with others, i.e., blocking doors, feet on seats, etc.
- any action that may interfere with or disrupt the safe operation of CATA vehicles and properties.
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- Loitering.
- Use of sound-producing devices without the use of personal headphones.
- Panhandling, soliciting, harassing, annoying, or intimidating any person.
- Lack of proper attire, i.e., not wearing shirts and shoes.
- Bicycling, rollerblading, or skateboarding; wearing skates on CATA vehicles.
- Animals, except those used for service, i.e., guide dogs or those transported in a suitable crate or container.