Motorized Scooters

Motorized Scooters Defined

•Typically, a device ridden by a single standing individual and powered by a small motor. 

•This definition includes but is not limited to gasoline and electrically powered scooters, skateboards, inline skates, Segways, one wheeled and similar devices. 

•Motorized Scooters does NOT include devices designed for use by persons with physical disabilities. 

Motorized Scooters Operation

•All Motorized Scooters operated on Baylor property are subject to the provisions of the Texas Transportation Code and these regulations. Operational requirements for a Motorized Scooter include the need to ride at a safe speed for the prevailing conditions, right-of-way, stop signs, and traffic signals.

•No person shall operate a motorized scooter on the following areas:

• Inside any campus building.
• In any area that is prohibited by signage.
• On any sidewalk where there is an adjacent, parallel roadway or motorized scooter path; such sidewalk need not be posted.
• On any ramp established for the use of persons with disabilities.
• On any landscaped area.

•Scooters are responsible for following all the rules of the road. This includes, but is not limited to, stopping at stop signs and stop lights, yielding, and following the speed limit.

•Scooter access is restricted on home football game days and for other large-scale events.  Scooters may only be operated in areas where bicycle traffic is allowed.

Motorized Scooters Parking

•Motorized scooters shall be parked, stored, or left on Baylor University grounds only in areas designated for motorized scooter parking.  These areas are identified by the presence of bicycle racks or other devices designed for bicycles and/or motorized scooter parking. Some areas are designated by the posting of signs indicating the space as a motorized scooter parking area.

Scooter parking must avoid:

• Storing and Parking Inside of buildings
• Blocking Entrances/Exits  
• Blocking Traffic
• Blocking Ramps, Stairways, Railings, and Curb Cuts for ADA Access
• Fire Lanes: 
• Parking on Lawns or Other Landscaped Areas:  
• Locking to Unauthorized Objects

•All motorized scooters that are parked, stored, or left in violation of these regulations are subject to impound

Motorized Scooters Charging

•Electric Scooters or other Motorized Wheeled Devices are not allowed to charge inside any campus building.

•Electric Scooters or other Motorized Wheeled Devices are not allowed to plug into electrical outlets across campus.

Scooter Safety Recommendations

•Scooters should be operated at a low speed on campus at all times. Campus has very heavy pedestrian traffic, so it is imperative to operate slowly and always yield the right of way to pedestrians.

•If you are unfamiliar with scooter operations, take time to look at operation and safety information provided by the scooter manufacturer.  

•Baylor HIGHLY RECOMMENDS that you wear a helmet at all times when operating a scooter. Consider other protective gear as well such wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads.

•Don’t operate a scooter while impaired.

•Use caution in pathways that cross.