REMINDER: Personal Transportation Device Policy
Dear campus community:
As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of our campus community, the UTRGV Police Department and Office of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management would like to make you aware of the existing Personal Transportation Device (PTD) policy. This policy has been in place since December 2019.
The policy establishes requirements for the use of PTD’s and is designed to help ensure:
- a safe environment for pedestrians,
- reduce the risks of personal injury for pedestrian or device riders,
- and avoid damage to UTRGV facilities caused by inappropriate use.
PTD’s are assistive devices that facilitate individual human transportation and include, but are not limited to, bicycles, roller skates, scooters, skateboards, Segways, hover boards, and unicycles.
One significant aspect of the policy is the prohibition of the use of PTD’s from all covered walkways, breezeways, and pedestrian bridges on all UTRGV campuses, and the requirement to "dismount" or "carry" the device across crosswalks or other potentially dangerous areas. Signs have been posted in these areas for your convenience.
In addition, PTD’s owned by a vendor and made available directly by the vendor to individuals, such as through-scooter-sharing systems for short-term rentals, are prohibited in or on the property or facilities owned, leased, operated, or otherwise controlled by UTRGV unless the vendor has entered into a contract directly with UTRGV. UTRGV currently does not have a contract with an external vendor. These vendor devices will be subject to immediate impound and an impound fee if the scooters are discovered anywhere on UTRGV controlled property.
This policy does not govern the use of PTD's used by individuals with disabilities.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact:
Dr. Richard Costello
Office of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management
(956) 665-3690
EHSRM@utrgv.edu
Chief Adan Cruz
UTRGV Police Department
(956) 882-7777
police@utrgv.edu