Rules for transporting cargo
In order to reduce the possibility of injury and/or property damage, the City of Lodi Transit System does not permit anything to be carried onboard that cannot fit on the passenger's lap and/or within the confines of a second single seat (not higher, wider and deeper than the seat itself). Use of a small folding shopping cart is permitted. Nothing is permitted to block an aisle and everything must be secured by the passenger.
The transit system does not transport the following cargo:
1. Hazardous Materials
Under the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, hazardous materials are defined as those which might create an "unreasonable" risk to health and safety or property when being transported.
The transit system does not permit the transportation of hazardous materials on a transit bus that represent an unreasonable risk and are within the following Federal Department of Transportation classes of hazardous materials. Examples include, but are not limited to:
a. Class 1 - explosives (Dynamite, plastic explosives, ammunition, fireworks);
b. Class 2 - hazardous gases and cryogenic liquids;
c. Class 3 - flammable and combustible liquids (methanol, nitroglycerine, gasoline, kerosene, paint thinners and cleaners, parts cleaners, degreasing solutions, alcohol (other than for human consumption), ketone, acetone, etc.);
d. Class 4 - flammable and combustible solids;
e. Class 5 - oxidizers;
f. Class 6 - poisons;
g. Class 7 - radioactive materials;
h. Class 8 - corrosives (battery and cleaning acids, caustic solutions);
i. Class 9 - miscellaneous hazardous materials (asbestos or any of its derivatives, insulation materials for structures).
2. Hazardous Equipment
The transit system does not permit the transportation of hazardous equipment on a transit bus that represent an unreasonable risk and that are generally within the following categories. Examples include, but are not limited to:
a. Pressurized containers (Oxygen, except for medical purposes with respect to an individual passenger and within specific guidelines relative to the way the tank is transported and the existence of appropriate safety valves and gauges; paint; engine starter fluid; nitrogen; acetylene);
b. Lead/acid batteries (except as part of an operating electric personal mobility device);
c. Equipment containing hazardous fuels (lawn mowers, lawn edgers, hedge trimmers, chain saws, portage gas stoves and lights with pressurized and non-pressurized gas containers;
d. Sharp objects that are not properly protected or sheathed.
3. Weapons
Weapons of any type are not permitted on transit system vehicles unless carried by persons lawfully permitted to carry such weapons, which includes law enforcement and security personnel.
4. Bicycles
Bicycles are not permitted in any transit vehicle.
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