Only those vendors providing motorized scooters and electric power-assisted bicycles who have been successfully permitted through the City of Charlottesville (which includes meeting the City’s equipment requirements in order to operate) shall be allowed to apply to operate on University Grounds or on University property, including the Medical Center. Approved vendors must adhere to additional requirements as set forth by the University. For vendors, authority to operate (i.e., deploy their motorized scooters, drop off, and pick up) on University Grounds does not change the cap on the number of devices permitted by the City.

Faculty, staff, students, Medical Center employees, and other visitors to the University operating a personally-owned motorized scooter or electric power-assisted bicycle on University Grounds or on University property, including the Medical Center, must adhere to these provisions as well.

These requirements apply to motorized scooters and electric power-assisted bicycles that are operated within the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

The University’s Department of Parking and Transportation is responsible for the issuance and administration of University motorized scooter and electric power-assisted bicycles program and the regulations governing appropriate application process, use, parking, and storage of motorized scooters. The University Police Department is responsible for enforcing moving violations and/or other life safety issues.

1. Riding Requirements:
   The University requires the responsible operation of motorized scooters and electric power-assisted bicycles at all times while on University property. Requirements include:

   • Obeying all applicable traffic regulations.
   • Operating (riding) only in designated operating areas and in accordance with slow and no-go zones as defined by the vendors’ service maps.
   • Yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks.
   • Wearing a helmet.
   • Riding on streets and, where available, in bike lanes.
     
     • Stand-up motorized scooters must stay to the right of street lanes and must offer the right-of-way to bicycles on bike lanes and bike paths.
   • Not riding:
     
     • while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
     • on any sidewalks, trails or other uneven surfaces.
     • in any unsafe manner, including in tandem with a passenger, acrobatic riding, or in heavy pedestrian environments that overflow sidewalks (e.g., large events and class changes).

   The University prohibits (1) the wearing of headphones or using a mobile device (including talking or texting) while riding; (2) charging the vehicle in any University or Medical Center electrical outlet; and (3) operating in a careless and reckless manner.

2. Parking Requirements:
   A motorized scooter or electric power-assisted bicycle operator shall park the vehicle upright in an available parking space within the existing UBike Share Hub locations or within existing motorcycle/moped parking areas. If a specific location is full, the operator shall proceed to a bike share or motorcycle/moped parking area that has availability. Electric power-assisted bicycles may also park upright in an available bicycle rack space. Parking these vehicles in other parking locations is prohibited.

   Parking (leaving, abandoning) or storing the vehicle in any University facility, in University housing, or in any Medical Center building is prohibited.

   A motorized scooter and power-assisted bicycle must not be parked, left, or abandoned so as to impede or interfere with:

   1. Access to any building or pedestrian areas.
   2. Access to any sidewalk, crosswalk, stairs, fire hydrant, call box, emergency facility, bus bench, or utility pole or box.
   3. The reasonable use of any commercial window display.
   4. The reasonable use of any bicycle rack or news rack.
   5. The landscape/furniture zone adjacent to or within:
      
      1. Transit zones, including bus stops, shelters, passenger waiting areas, and bus layover and staging zones.
      2. Loading zones.
      3. Accessible parking spaces or zones or any American with Disabilities Act (ADA) amenity.
      4. Street furniture that requires pedestrian access (e.g., benches, bus shelters, transit information signs).
      5. Curb ramps.
      6. Entryways.
      7. Driveways.

   [Note: Parking in prohibited areas is subject to a civil penalty up to $50.00.]

   The University reserves the right to designate additional areas where motorized scooter and electric power-assisted bike parking is prohibited.

3. Compliance with Policy:
   Failure to comply with the requirements of this policy may result in any applicable moving vehicle violations as well as in disciplinary action up to and including termination or expulsion in accordance with relevant University policies.

   The University and the Medical Center reserve the right to impound motorized scooters and electric power-assisted bikes for non-compliance with this policy. Impound fees will apply.

   Questions about this policy should be directed to Parking and Transportation Services.