Bus Bike Rack

Buses king county metro and sound transit buses carry three bikes on front racks.

Bus bike rack.

Load or unload your bike at any regular bus stop. Before the bus arrives remove any bags or loose items from your bike. Cyclists must move to the rear of the bus. Bus riders boarding with bicycles must use the bike racks if the bike rack is full riders can then carry their bikes onboard provided the bicycle is clean and there is room on the bus.

Often combined with our interior bike racks to accommodate increased demand 3 position bike racks are the largest capacity rack available for the front of the bus buses are limited with outside carrying capacity restrictions but the 3 position racks allow for maximum capacity to address increased bike bus ridership. Trains just roll your bike aboard sound transit s link light rail and sounder commuter train or the seattle streetcar. This makes for a cost effective choice. When the bus arrives wait until it comes to a complete stop and let the driver know you re going to use the bike rack.

Other agencies in the region also carry 2 or 3 bikes per bus. All non electric mbta buses are equipped with a bike rack that can hold 2 conventional bikes. A bicycle carrier attached to a bus a bicycle carrier also commonly called a bike rack 1 2 3 is a device attached to an automobile or bus 4 for transporting bicycles.