Planning your Ride
This is the mode of transportation offered by the DTA.
What is a bus?
The number you can call if the bus is running late.
What is the DTA hotline?
218–722-7283
Who do you greet when you get on the bus?
Who is the bus driver.
Who are the seats at the very front of the bus reserved for?
The elderly, pregnant women, and folks with mobility devices or needing special assistance.
How do you know when to get off the bus?
What is pay attention to the digital signs and audio.
The one thing to bring with you for a free ride.
What is your Student U Card
Where you wait for the bus?
Where is inside the bus shelter or at the bus stop sign.
What information do you tell the bus driver?
What is your destination.
What do you look at to know your location?
What is the digital sign at the front of the bus.
How do you let the driver know your stop is coming up?
What is pull the cord or press the button.
How can you plan your trip?
What is via the DTA App or Google Maps
What should you have ready before boarding?
What to you need to find when you get on the bus?
What is a seat.
Who can you ask for help?
Who is the bus driver, but only when the bus is not moving.
What do you do if you are lost of get off at the wrong stop?
What is tell the driver, the DTA hotline, or call a roomate, friend, or other emergency contact.
These are two important street features to pay attention to when planning your trip.
Cardinal directions and road designations (ie. street, avenue, etc.)
What do you check before getting on the bus?
What is the bus number.
Where should you sit?
What is where is in an empty seat.
What do you do if another passenger is harassing you?
What is move towards the front of the bus if possible and alert the driver.
When can you stand on the bus to make your exit?
What is when the bus is stopped.
Who should you tell about your planned trip?
What is a roommate or friend.
When should you arrive to the bus stop?
What is 5-10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
What should you do if all the seats are full?
What stand in the isle as far back as possible, holding onto the support railings.
How can you be courteous to other passengers?
What do you do when you get off the bus?
What is look for street signs to find where you are and/or say thank you to the bus driver.