Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Miami university is committed to creating a sustainable and
safe campus. As part of these efforts, Miami university regulates the use of
personal transportation devices on university property.
(A) Types of personal transportation devices
Permissible personal transportation devices include the
following:
(1) Bicycles, unicycles,
tricycles, and similar vehicles regardless of the number of wheels
(2) Class one or two electric
bicycles
(3) Skates, including
in-line skates, rollerblades, and roller skates
(4) Skateboards or other wheeled boards of
any size or type
(5)
E-scooters with restrictions (see rule
3339-16-18 of the Administrative
Code)
(B)
Prohibited personal transportation devices
Prohibited personal transportation devices include the
following:
(1) Segways
(2) Golf carts and ATVs
(3) Bicycles with
helper motors (mopeds)
(4) Any other
motorized personal transportation device
(C) Restrictions
Prohibited personal transportation devices including golf
carts, segways, electronic skateboards and self-balancing skateboards (commonly
referred to as hover-boards) may not be used on university property.
University owned and operated small motorized transportation
devices (e.g. golf carts and ATVs) may only be used in the course of conducting
official university business.
Personal transportation devices may not be used inside of any
university buildings and facilities-including academic buildings and residence
halls.
This rule does not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs,
segways, or small motorized personal transportation devices if being used to
accommodate a person with a disability or a baby stroller when being used for
the purpose of transporting a child.
(1) Individual
responsibility
Individuals will be held personally responsible for any damage
caused to university property as a result of the operation of a personal
transportation device on university property. Individuals assume the risk of
personal injury and death and will be held responsible for any injuries to
themselves or others as a result of any violation of this rule or the improper
operation of any personal transportation device on university property.
(2) Safety rules
(a)
In areas where designated bicycle paths are provided, bicycles and e-scooters
may only be ridden in such designated bicycle paths and not on adjacent
sidewalks.
(b) Pedestrians have
the right of way at all times.
(c)
Users of personal transportation devices must comply with all applicable laws,
including official traffic control devices and signs. Users must dismount and
walk when crossing streets and roads and in any pedestrian accessible
area.
(d) Users are strongly
encouraged to wear helmets and eye protection and ensure that their devices
have appropriate rear and side reflective devices. Headlights and headlamps
should be used between sunset and sunrise.
(e) The use of earphones while using a
personal transportation device is prohibited.
(3)
Parking
(a)
Motorized personal
transportation devices may not be parked inside campus buildings except or
residence hall rooms. Bicycles should be parked in bicycle racks or residence
hall bike storage rooms.
(b)
Chaining or securing a bicycle to any object or structure other than a bicycle
rack is prohibited.
(c) Personal
transportation devices may not be parked in such a manner as to hinder the safe
flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, block access to fire hydrants or
emergency phones, in bus stops, driveways, parking zones or parking lots.
Personal transportation devices parked in violation of this section may be
removed by the university and/or immobilized. An impound fee of
twenty-five dollars will be assessed and a five dollar
daily fee will accrue until the personal transportation device is retrieved.
Miami university is not responsible for damage to personal transportation
devices or locks incurred during removal.
(d) All personal transportation devices must
be removed from campus at the end of spring semester. Personal transportation
devices left on university property for more than five days following spring
graduation will be considered abandoned property. These devices will be
impounded and disposed of.
