Permits are no longer required to use a bike rack on a Jefferson Transit bus. Just bring your bicycle along for the ride!

WHY BIKE RACKS?
Bring your bicycle with you! Combining transit and bicycling is easy.

• All Jefferson Transit buses are equipped with bike racks, including all routes connecting with RTA routes in New Orleans. All RTA buses also have bike racks, so you can bring your bike on any bus.
• Decrease your number of transfers by bicycling to your final destination.
• One-way commuting: Ride to work on the bus in your work clothes, cycle home. Or pedal in for exercise and energy in the morning, and ride the bus home when you’re tired.
• Take the bus when your bike tire has a flat or a sudden storm rolls through.
• For recreation: take the bus to the levee bike path or City Park with your bicycle and leave the car behind.

HOW TO USE THE RACK

Waiting to Board

• As the bus approaches, have your bike ready to load. Never approach the bus from the street. Stay on the curb.
• Remove any items that could fall off, like a water bottle or pannier.
• Tell the bus operator that you are loading a bike.

Loading Your Bike

• Squeeze handle and pull down to release the folded bike rack.
• Lift bike onto the rack.
• Place your bike in the trough furthest from the bus with the front tire facing the clamping arm, toward the street. This helps bus operators accurately gauge distance between the bus and other vehicles.
• If the outside trough is full, load your bike into the trough closest to the bus. In this position, the front tire will face the curb.
• Raise the clamping arm as far up on the wheel as you can. Make sure it is resting on the front tire, not the fender or frame of your bike.

Unloading Your Bike

• Tell the bus operator you need to unload your bike.
• Move the clamping arm down and lift out your bike.
• Please fold up the rack if it is empty.

RULES OF THE RACK

• For safety reasons, the bus operator cannot get off the bus to assist you. However, it is important to alert them that you will be loading/unloading your bike.
• Bike racks are first come, first served.
• Each bus can carry two bikes. Only two-wheeled, non-motorized bicycles are allowed. Do not attempt to place tandems, training wheels, tricycles, or motorized bikes in the racks.
• The front wheel of the bike furthest from the bus should face the operator’s side. The front wheel of the second bicycle (closest to the bus) should face the curb.
• There is no additional fare for using the bike rack.
• When traveling with your bike on a bus, it’s best to ride near the front and exit through the front door. This makes it easy for you to keep an eye on your bike and notify the driver when you wish to exit the bus and take your bike off the rack.

DEMONSTRATION RACKS

Want to practice first? Come to the Eastbank Transit Facility (118 David Drive, Metairie) between 8:30 and 4, Monday through Friday, or the Wilty Terminal in Gretna (call 367-7433 for hours). 

For more information, call Jefferson Transit at (504) 818-1077.