How to Ride

Rules for Riding the Bus  Boarding the Bus with a  Mobility Device  Bring Your Bike on the Bus!

HOW TO FIND YOUR ROUTE Check the LTD System Map (pdf) OR Call 541-687-5555 (7-1-1 TTY) for assistance. BEFORE YOUR TRIP Check the Rules for Riding the Bus. Plan your trip. Information is available in your LTD Rider’s Digest, from LTD Customer Service, and on the Routes, Maps, Schedules page. Have your bus fare ready. You need to have exact change or a bus pass. Bus operators do not make change. You can purchase a Day Pass from your bus operator.   If you are catching a bus at a transit station, confirm that you are waiting in the correct location. Visit the Routes, Maps, Schedules page to see a listing of all of the LTD transit stations. When planning your trip, be sure to check bus routes on adjacent or parallel streets. Walking one or two blocks may provide access to service that better meets your transportation needs. WELCOME ABOARD! Arrive at your bus stop a few minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Check the bus stop sign to make sure your route is listed. Make sure your bus pass or fare is readily available. Use a flashlight to help the bus operator see you when it is dark outside. As a bus approaches, stand by the bus stop pole. Check the sign on the bus to be sure it is the bus you want. If it is, kindly signal the bus operator that you want that bus. If not, wave it by. This is very helpful to the bus operator. Help young children board efficiently. As you board the bus, show the bus operator your bus pass, or place your exact change into the farebox next to the bus operator’s seat. You also may purchase a Day Pass on the bus. The Day Pass allows you unlimited rides aboard LTD all day long. Please sit down quickly. The front bus seats are reserved for seniors and customers with disabilities. The bus will not stop to board customers once it has pulled away from the curb. If another customer needs a seat, please remove personal items from the seat next to you. Sit back and enjoy the ride! GETTING OFF THE BUS One block from your bus stop, pull the signal cord located above the windows of the bus. Check to make sure you have not left personal belongings on the bus. Exit through the rear door of the bus (unless you have a bike). If you will be unloading a bike, please let your bus operator know on your way out the front door. Please watch your step! After exiting an LTD bus, DO NOT CROSS IN FRONT OF THE BUS. Instead, wait until the bus has pulled away and cross at a designated location. Have a great day! NIGHT STOP: FOR YOUR LATE-NIGHT CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY! LTD offers Night Stop, a service that is available after 7 p.m., seven days a week. Night Stop allows you to ask the bus operator to let you off at any safe point along your bus route, even though it may not be an LTD bus stop.   Requesting a Night Stop This service is available daily from 7 p.m.to midnight on any LTD bus route except EmX.   ·         When you board the bus, inform the bus operator where you want to get off.   ·         As you near your location (about a block away), remind the bus operator.   ·         The bus operator will drop you off at the safest location near your requested stop.   ·         Please use the front door when getting off of the bus.   (Note: Night Stop is used for getting off the bus only; please board the bus at a regular bus stop.)   RIDING EmX EmX operates differently that the regular bus system. Click here for the EmX Ride Guide. Click here to visit the EmX home page.