[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR374.303]



[Page 80]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 374_PASSENGER CARRIER REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Adequacy of Intercity Motor Common Carrier Passenger Service

 

Sec. 374.303  Definitions.



    (a) Carrier means a motor passenger common carrier.

    (b) Bus means a passenger-carrying vehicle, regardless of design or 

seating capacity, used in a carrier's authorized operations.

    (c) Facility means any structure provided by or for a carrier at or 

near which buses pick up or discharge passengers.

    (d) Terminal means a facility operated or used by a carrier chiefly 

to furnish passengers transportation services and accommodations.

    (e) Station means a facility, other than a terminal, operated by or 

for a carrier to accommodate passengers.

    (f) Service means passenger transportation by bus between authorized 

points or over authorized routes.

    (g) Commuter service, means passenger transportation wholly between 

points not more than 100 airline miles apart and not involving through-

bus, connecting, or interline services to or from points beyond 100 

airline miles. The usual characteristics of commuter service include 

reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commutation tickets, and peak morning 

and evening operations.

    (h) Baggage means property a passenger takes with him for his 

personal use or convenience.

    (i) Restroom means a room in a bus or terminal equipped with a 

toilet, washbowl, soap or a reasonable alternative, mirror, wastebasket, 

and toilet paper.



[55 FR 11199, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 68 FR 56198, Sept. 30, 2003]