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Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan <br /> <br />Orange County Planning Department Page 7 <br /> <br />4. Rules of riding <br /> No profanity or lewd behavior is permitted. <br /> Eating, drinking, and smoking are not allowed in vehicles. <br /> Firearms and hazardous and flammable materials are not allowed on the vehicles <br /> Children under 40 pounds or 4 years of age or younger must have a certified car seat. <br /> You may not always be picked up and dropped off immediately. The operator may have other <br />passengers to pick up or drop off along the route to your destination. <br />Passenger assistance <br />OCTS operators are responsible for: <br /> Assisting you on and off the vehicle's lift or steps. <br /> Securing your wheelchair or scooter. <br /> Fastening seatbelts (at request only). <br /> Contacting dispatch staff and 911 in case of emergencies. <br />OCTS operators are not responsible for: <br /> Assisting passengers past the door to the building. If you need additional help, please make <br />sure that someone is available to assist you on your trips. <br /> Carrying groceries or packages—you must be able to carry your own packages or have a <br />companion assist you (this includes child seats). <br /> A maximum of three (3) grocery-size bags are allowed. <br /> Booking and canceling trips—please call the office. <br />E. Description of Current Fixed-Route System: <br />OCTS operates 3 fixed routes, one circulator and two connectors in Orange County. Fixed routes operate <br />Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Fixed-route fares range from 0.00 dollars to 2.00 dollars <br />based on the fixed route traveled. All the fixed-route vehicles are mobility aid accessible. 100% of OCTS’s <br />fixed-route fleet is accessible, with at least 2 ADA- compliant wheelchair positions per bus. 100% of OCTS <br />routes are accessible. Not all bus stops are accessible. OCTS accommodates passengers with disabilities <br />by stopping at the nearest safe and accessible location. <br /> <br />The Hillsborough Circulator, which serves major origins and destinations in Hillsborough with hourly <br />headways during the hours 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. The other fixed route, the Orange- <br />Chapel Hill also referred to as Hill-to-Hill or Midday, serves major origins and destinations in and between <br />Hillsborough and Chapel Hill Monday through Friday during the hours 10:00am-11:25am and 1:00pm- <br />2:25pm. The 10:00am-11:25am and 1:00pm-2:25pm time periods each involve the operation of one (1) <br />wheelchair accessible vehicle (equipped with an electric wheelchair lift) that is 100% accessible to and <br />usable by persons with disabilities traveling from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill and back. The fare for this <br />service is $2.00 each way for the general public. OCTS also offers the Orange-Alamance Fixed Route <br />service, connecting residents and businesses between Hillsborough and Mebane. <br />17