the stop unsafe. Examples of these restraints will not provide any safety temporary conditions might include function on the bus. You may request construction or an accident. help with a seat belt and shoulder harness on the bus, but you are not required to In addition to having a ramp or lift on all use these restraints. The seat belt and Metrobuses, all buses kneel or lower to shoulder harness must never be used make it easier for you to step on and off unless the wheelchair is also secured. the bus. If you use a wheelchair, you have the option of staying in your wheelchair or Wheelchair Securement on transferring into a standard seat on the Metrobus bus. If you choose to transfer, your All Metrobuses have securement systems mobility device must be stored in the to limit the movement of wheelchairs for securement location. safety purposes. Each bus has two wheelchair securement locations, located If securement locations are already within the priority seating area. The occupied by other passengers with wheelchair securement system on most mobility devices and you use a Metrobuses includes four separate straps wheelchair, it may be necessary to wait that are attached to the frame of the for the next bus. wheelchair and to the floor of the vehicle. Metro requires the Metrobus operator to ask you if you want to be secured but allows you to decide. If you request help Metrobus Stop Announcements with securement, the Metrobus operator All Metrobuses have an automated audio must provide assistance to you. stop announcement system, which also Metrobus operators will do best to includes a visual display. Metrobus secure your wheelchair. Metro cannot operators announce all transfer points, deny transportation to you if your major intersections, and destination wheelchair or mobility device cannot be points to help orient individuals with secured by a vehicle’s securement disabilities to their location. In addition, system. Metrobus operators are required to A seat belt and shoulder harness is announce any stop upon your request. available in each wheelchair securement location. These are mounted to the inside Metrobus Stops of the bus and serve the same function as There are over 11,000 bus stops in the seat belts in a car. While many Washington metropolitan region served wheelchairs are equipped with by Metrobus. Most bus stops in the “seat belts,” intended to keep you from falling Metro service area are NOT owned or out of your wheelchair, chair-mounted maintained by Metro, except for those
the stop unsafe. Examples of these temporary conditions might include construction or an accident. In addition to having a ramp or lift on all Metrobuses, all buses kneel or lower to make it easier for you to step on and off the bus. Wheelchair Securement on Metrobus All Metrobuses have securement systems to limit the movement of wheelchairs for safety purposes. Each bus has two wheelchair securement locations, located within the priority seating area. The wheelchair securement system on most Metrobuses includes four separate straps that are attached to the frame of the wheelchair and to the floor of the vehicle. Metro requires the Metrobus operator to ask you if you want to be secured but allows you to decide. If you request help with securement, the Metrobus operator must provide assistance to you. Metrobus operators will do best to secure your wheelchair. Metro cannot deny transportation to you if your wheelchair or mobility device cannot be secured by a vehicle’s securement system. A seat belt and shoulder harness is available in each wheelchair securement location. These are mounted to the inside of the bus and serve the same function as seat belts in a car. While many wheelchairs are equipped with “seat belts,” intended to keep you from falling out of your wheelchair, chair-mounted restraints will not provide any safety function on the bus. You may request help with a seat belt and shoulder harness on the bus, but you are not required to use these restraints. The seat belt and shoulder harness must never be used unless the wheelchair is also secured. If you use a wheelchair, you have the option of staying in your wheelchair or transferring into a standard seat on the bus. If you choose to transfer, your mobility device must be stored in the securement location. If securement locations are already occupied by other passengers with mobility devices and you use a wheelchair, it may be necessary to wait for the next bus. Metrobus Stop Announcements All Metrobuses have an automated audio stop announcement system, which also includes a visual display. Metrobus operators announce all transfer points, major intersections, and destination points to help orient individuals with disabilities to their location. In addition, Metrobus operators are required to announce any stop upon your request. Metrobus Stops There are over 11,000 bus stops in the Washington metropolitan region served by Metrobus. Most bus stops in the Metro service area are NOT owned or maintained by Metro, except for those
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