RTC Washoe
Regional Transportation Commission
What is RTC?
Share the ride with up to one co-rider at a time.
What is UberX Share?
A legal document that establishes ownership of a vehicle.
What is a certificate of title?
The legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road.
What is a speed limit?
Performed on the bike before riding to ensure that it is safe. (Air, brakes, chains)
What is the ABC quick check?
A place where buses go to meet. There are restrooms, ATMs, smoking areas, and passenger services. (Tip - Washoe has two of these places.)
What are boarding locations? Will also accept, What are bus hubs?
An amount charged to your card after you cancel the ride after you're matched with your driver.
What is a cancellation fee?
A contract that provides financial protection in case of an accident or other damage.
What is Car Insurance?
A criminal penalty charged for driving outside of the legal limits of substance consumption.
What is a DUI?
An area around the vehicle you should avoid riding in (when possible) since it is not visible to the driver while using mirrors or when looking forward.
What is a blind spot?
Used to validate payment or bus passes. (Tip - You see it when you first get on the bus.)
What is a farebox?
Choose your exact pickup time up to 90 days in advance.
What is Reserve a Ride?
Officially certifies a vehicle to drive on public roads and connects a vehicle to both a state and an owner.
What is vehicle registration?
Operating a vehicle with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property. Examples may include:
What is reckless driving?
1. Follow the Law
2. Be Predictable
3. Be Conspicuous
4. Think Ahead
5. Ride Ready
What are the 5 Rules of the Road?
Curbside-to-curbside transit service
available in select areas of Sparks/
Spanish Springs, Somersett/Verdi, North Valleys, South Meadows.
What is RTC FlexRIDE?
A ride that seats 6 passengers with room for extra luggage.
What is UberXXL?
One of the most basic car maintenance items because it needs to be done every 3 months or every 3,000 miles.
What are oil changes?
The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to the danger of a crash unless one grants precedence to the other.
What is "Right-of-way"?
The action you take when you choose to ride:
- In the lane that is wide enough for a car and bike to operate safely side by side.
- A safe distance from the curb or parked cars, but never ride in the gutter.
- In the middle of the lane when a lane is too narrow to share safely.
What is Lane Positioning?
A program offered through a partnership between RTC and Enterprise. The program consists of a group between 4 to 14 people with similar travel patterns who ride to work or other places together in a shared vehicle (most often a van). Enterprise provides the vehicles and pays for their insurance and maintenance. Participants in the program share the cost of gas and the rolling 30-day vehicle lease.
What is the RTC VANPOOL Program?
An additional payment that may be applied to your trip to or from certain events, stadiums, or venues. This is geography-based.
What is an Event or Venue Surcharge?
The unit used to measure air pressure within your tire. (Tip - Typically found somewhere in your owner's manual, or on the door jamb of your driver-side door.)
What is PSI?
Requires drivers to shift their vehicles out of the lane immediately adjacent to any traffic incident. Covers emergency vehicles, construction equipment, parked private vehicles, pedestrians, and even debris on the road. Drivers who violate this law face fines, license points, and even jail time.
What is Nevada's Move Over Law?
Nevada provides that the driver of a motor vehicle shall not intentionally interfere with the movement of a person lawfully riding a bicycle.
Further, when overtaking or passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction, the driver of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care and:
What is Nevada's Safe Passing Law?