1 CCR 301-25-39.0 - Specially Equipped Buses
39.1 Aisles
39.01(a) All school buses equipped with a
power lift shall provide a minimum 30-inch pathway leading from any wheelchair
position to at least one 30-inch-wide emergency exit door.
39.2 Identification
39.02(a) Specially equipped buses shall
display the International Symbol of Accessibility on all four sides of the bus.
39.02(a)(1) Such emblems shall be white on a
blue or black background and shall not exceed 12 inches square in
size.
39.02(b)(2) Such emblems
shall be of high-intensity retroreflective material meeting the requirements of
the Federal Highway Administration's Standard Specifications for the
Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, FP-
24.
39.3
Lighting
39.03(a) Doorways in which lifts are
installed shall be equipped with a special interior light that is located above
the lift, and that provides a minimum of two-foot candles of illumination
measured on the floor of the bus immediately adjacent to the lift during lift
operations.
39.4 Power
Lifts and Ramps
39.04(a) The power lift shall
be located on the right side of the bus body.
39.04(b) Vehicle Lift and installation
39.04(c) A ramp device may be used in lieu of
a mechanic lift if the ramp meets all of the requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) as found in
36 C.F.R.,
1192.83.
39.04(c)(1) The floor of the ramp shall be
covered with non-skid material.
39.04(c)(2) The ramp shall be of weight and
equipped with a handle or handles to permit one person to put the ramp in place
and return it to the storage location.
39.04(c)(3) The ramp shall be equipped with a
protective flange on each longitudinal side to keep the wheelchair on the
ramp.
39.5
Special Service Entrance
39.05(a) Power
lift-equipped bodies shall have a special service entrance to accommodate the
power lift.
39.05(b) The special
service entrance and door shall be located on the right side of the bus and
shall be designed so as not to obstruct the regular service entrance.
39.05(c) The opening may extend below the
floor through the bottom of the body skirt. If such an opening is used,
reinforcements shall be installed at the front and rear of the floor opening to
support the floor and give the same strength as other floor openings.
39.05(d) Drip molding shall be installed
above the special service entrance to effectively divert water from the
entrance.
39.05(e) Door posts and
headers at the special service entrance shall be reinforced sufficiently to
provide support and strength equivalent to the areas of the side of the bus not
used for the special service entrance.
39.6 Special Service Entrance Doors
39.06(a) A single door or double door may be
used for the special service entrance.
39.06(b) A single door shall be hinged to the
forward side of the entrance unless this would obstruct the regular service
entrance. If the door is hinged to the rearward side of the doorway, the door
shall utilize a safety mechanism that will prevent the door from swinging open
should the primary door latch fail.
39.06(c) If double doors are used, the system
shall be designed to prevent the door(s) from being blown open by the
aerodynamic forces created by the forward motion of the bus and/or shall
incorporate a safety mechanism to provide secondary protection should the
primary latching mechanism(s) fail.
39.06(d) All doors shall have a positive
fastening mechanism to hold the door(s) in the "open" position when the special
service entrance is in use per 21.03(a) of these rules.
39.06(e) All doors shall be weather-sealed,
per 21.03(c) of these rules.
39.06(f) When manually operated dual doors
are provided, the rear door shall have at least a one-point fastening mechanism
to the header, and the forward- mounted door shall have at least three
one-point fastening mechanisms per 21.03(a) of these rules.
39.06(f)(1) One fastening mechanism shall be
to the header, one to the floor line of the body, and the other shall be into
the rear door.
39.06(g)
The door and hinge mechanism shall have strength that is greater than, or
equivalent to, the strength of the emergency exit door.
39.06(h) Door materials, panels, and
structural components shall have strength equivalent to conventional service
and emergency exit doors.
39.06(h)(1) Color,
Rub rail extensions, lettering, and other exterior features shall match
adjacent sections of the body.
39.06(i) Each door shall have windows set in
a waterproof manner that are visually similar in size and location to adjacent
non-door windows per 21.03(e) of these rules.
39.06(i)(1) Glazing shall be of the same type
and tinting (if applicable) as standard fixed glass in other body locations per
21.03(f) of these rules,
39.06(j) Door(s) shall be equipped with a
device that will actuate an audible or visible signal located in the driver's
compartment when the door(s) is not securely closed, and the ignition is in the
"on" position.
39.06(k) A switch
shall be installed so that the lift mechanism will not operate when the lift
platform door(s) is closed.
39.06(l) Special service doors shall be
equipped with padding at least three inches wide and one-inch thick at the top
edge of the door opening and shall extend the full width of the door
opening.
39.7 Support
Equipment and Accessories (New Information)
39.07(a) If transporting oxygen that is not
in use, the oxygen shall be secured. Consideration should be given to utilizing
a securement device meeting SAE J3043, if applicable.
39.8 Wheelchair Tie-Down and Occupant
Restraint System (WTORS)
39.08(a) Each
individual wheelchair securement system shall consist of materials from one
brand or manufacturer only.
39.08(b) Each wheelchair tie-down and
occupant restraint system shall be designed, installed, and operated with
forward-facing, wheelchair-seated passengers.
39.08(b)(1) All wheelchair tie-down and
occupant restraint systems shall comply with all applicable requirements of
FMVSS 222, FMVSS 302, and SAE J2249.
39.08(c) Wheelchair securement positions
shall be located so that wheelchairs and their occupants do not block access to
the lift door.
39.08(d) When the
wheelchair tie-down occupant restraint system (WTORS) is not in use, the WTORS
shall be secured. A storage device should be used to keep the WTORS clean,
secure within the passenger compartment, and readily accessible.
39.08(e) Each wheelchair position in a
specially equipped school bus shall have a minimum clear floor area of 30
inches laterally by 48 inches longitudinally. Additional floor area may be
required for some wheelchairs per
49 C.F.R.,
38.23 and
38.159.
39.08(f) Occupant Restraint System: If the
upper torso belt anchorage is higher than 44 inches measured from the vehicle
floor, an adjustment device shall be supplied as part of the occupant restraint
system.
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