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TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS

Coastal Carolina University

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Regulations are in effect 24/7 unless otherwise stated

1. All vehicles, including motorcycles, personal golf carts, mopeds, and motor scooters, must be registered with the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Vehicles must have a current parking decal permanently affixed to the vehicle face forward. The operators of registered motorcycles, mopeds, motor scooters, and bicycles must permanently affix the decal face forward to the front of the vehicle, preferably on the forks.
2. Parking decals may be purchased online at coastal.edu/safety. Decals can be picked up at the Department of Public Safety office Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Parking decals may also be paid for at the Office of Student Accounts. To obtain the parking decal, present the receipt for payment, vehicle registration, and picture identification to the Department of Public Safety.
3. Purchasing a parking decal does not guarantee students or faculty/staff a place to park on campus.
4. Parking is prohibited within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; in fire lanes, intersections, reserved spaces, driveways or alleyways; on sidewalks, walkways, grass or lawns; or where otherwise indicated by signs or delineated with traffic cones. At no time should service areas, driveways or trash pickup areas be blocked.
5. Parking decals are nontransferable.
6. Students and faculty/staff may obtain a replacement decal (or FAC/STAFF barcode) free of charge with acceptable documentation when replacing a primary registered vehicle. When replacing a primary registered vehicle, the customer must provide proof that the primary vehicle originally issued a decal is no longer being parked on campus. Acceptable proof of vehicle replacement includes:
   • Removing and presenting the decal from the previously registered vehicle. (Remove the currently registered decal and save the pieces by applying them to a sheet of paper. You must bring a sufficient portion of your current decal to allow for identification even if it is in pieces.)
   • A bill of sale if a new vehicle has been purchased indicating that the previously registered vehicle has been traded in.
   • Proof that the previously registered vehicle's plates have been transferred to the new vehicle.
   • A police report if the vehicle has been stolen.
   • A declaration from the insurance company that the previously registered vehicle is a total loss.
   • A DMV receipt showing that the registered license plate was returned.
7. Students who withdraw from school at the beginning of the semester may request a refund of the parking decal fee; a student may also request a refund when a duplicate decal has been purchased or if a decal is purchased prior to the beginning of the semester and the vehicle is not brought to campus. Partial refunds are given to December graduates with the return of the decal and proof of graduating. Refund requests can be made at the Department of Public Safety office.
8. Faculty, staff, and students must inform the Department of Public Safety of any change in address, vehicle registration, or vehicle within 10 days of the change.
9. Faculty and staff parking spaces are indicated by Faculty/Staff signs or pavement markings. Visitor parking spaces are indicated by VISITOR signs or pavement markings. Students are not permitted to park in Faculty/Staff nor VISITOR parking spaces between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students may park in these spaces between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. and on Saturday and Sunday. 24-hour Faculty/Staff parking spaces indicated by signs or pavement markings need to be observed at all times.
10. The vehicle operator will obey all official traffic signs unless otherwise directed by an officer. Drivers and passengers of motor vehicles are also responsible for knowing and obeying South Carolina motor vehicle laws.
11. The vehicle operator is responsible for locating a legal parking space. A vehicle must be parked in one space only, thereby allowing clear access to adjacent spaces without blocking driving lanes or creating safety problems for other drivers.
12. No vehicle operator may stop the vehicle in a lane of traffic for the purpose of waiting for a parking space to be vacated.
13. Vehicles parking parallel to the curb must park in the same direction as the flow of traffic and no more than 18 inches from the curb.
14. Signage, yellow or blue curbs, and yellow or blue lines indicate no parking.
15. No individual will, without lawful authority, attempt to or alter, deface, injure, knockdown, or remove any official traffic sign or device, or any inscription, shield, or insignia.
16. Issued parking citation(s) are placed under the windshield wiper of the vehicle or placed between the motorcycle brake lines on the handlebar. Failure to receive an issued parking citation(s) does not mean the parking citation(s) was not issued.
17. Parking in a gated lot without proper paid access will result in a ticket and/or your vehicle being towed. Tailgating other vehicles into gated lots is prohibited.
18. Coastal Carolina University shall assume no responsibility for the care and/or protection of any vehicle or its contents at any time while it is operated or parked on campus. Valuables should not be left in unoccupied vehicles at any time, and vehicles should be locked when not in use. Thefts or damages that occur should be reported to DPS at 843-349-2177 for investigation.

GENERALBICYCLE REGULATIONS

1. Bicycles ridden in the street or in a bike lane must behave like and be treated as all other vehicles on the roadway.
2. Bicycles must use a bike lane where one is provided. Bicyclists may leave the bike lane to avoid an obstruction or to pass; however, they must do so safely and with regard to other traffic.
3. Bicyclists may use the turn lane when turning.
4. Bicycles may not be ridden more than two abreast (side by side or overlapping) on the road or in a bike lane.
5. A bicycle can only carry as many people as it has permanently designed seats, i.e., one seat = one person.
6. A bicycle ridden at night must have a working headlamp and a red reflector or taillamp.
7. A bicyclist may not carry anything that prevents at least one hand from being on the handlebars.
8. Bicyclists are required to safely use hand signals to indicate turns, stopping, and slowing.
9. Bicycles must have at least one functioning brake capable of skidding the tire on a dry surface.
10. Motor vehicles may not block a bike lane for any reason.
11. Motor vehicles must yield to bicycles in a bike lane before turning through a bike lane.
12. Motor vehicles are required to maintain a safe operating distance from any bicyclists.
13. Harassing, threatening, or throwing things at bicyclists is illegal.
14. Bicycles may be secured to bicycle racks that are distributed across campus.
15. Bicycles may not be parked in such a way that they block entrances or exits from any building on campus, and they may not be secured or attached to any lamppost, tree, railing, or other fixture that is not designed or designated as a bike rack.

GENERALBICYCLE REGULATIONS

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