Howard Community College

POLICIES 91 following regulations apply to all persons who operate a motor vehicle or bicycle on any part of the Howard Community College campus and supersede any expressed or implied regulations previously issued. Regulations are intended to inform visitors, staff and students of available parking facilities on campus, and define authorization of use for each area; and ensure access at all times for ambulance, fire-fighting equipment and any other emergency vehicles. All vehicle operators are subject to Maryland motor vehicle laws and Howard Community College's traffic rules and regulations while on campus. Any vehicle or operator found in violation of these regulations will be subject to receipt of a Howard Community College parking citation. The vehicle receiving the citation will also be subject to possible removal at the owner's or operator's expense. Vehicle and traffic violations include, but are not limited to, the following: • Pedestrians must be given the right of way at all times. • Vehicle speed and manner of operations should be conducive to safe operation with consideration of weather and road conditions and pedestrian traffic. Maximum speed is 20 miles per hour. • All traffic laws must be obeyed at all times. Howard Community College assumes no responsibility for damage to or loss of vehicles or private property while on campus. Any vehicle or bicycle parked on campus 30 days or more or after hours in designated areas and lots, risks being towed at the owner or operator's expense. Vehicles parked in college parking lots after 1:00 a.m. without prior authorization from public safety, parked in fire zones, no-parking areas, or improperly parked in handicapped or reserved spaces, will be subject to towing at the owner's expense. Prior to having the vehicle towed, the college's public safety office will notify the duty officer of the Howard County police department by telephone. Within 10 days of the vehicle being towed, the college's public safety office will attempt to determine the owner and send a certified letter to the owner indicating when and where the vehicle was towed. To determine the owner, the college's public safety office will first check the college's records. If the owner is still undetermined, the college's public safety office will attempt to determine the owner through the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles. The public safety office will keep a record of all vehicles towed, which includes the date towed and the location where towed. PARKING Parking is defined as stationing a vehicle, with or without a driver in attendance and irrespective of time of day or length of time the vehicle is stationed. All students driving vehicles on campus are required to register their vehicles. Parking hang tags are obtained from the Public Safety office in the Rouse Company Foundation building. The responsibility of finding a legal parking space rests with the motor vehicle operator. It is impossible to mark with signs or paint curbs in all areas of the college where parking is prohibited; parking is therefore restricted to designated parking areas only. Lack of space is not considered a valid excuse for violation of these regulations. The fact that one disregards any regulations

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