§ 1267. Bus Entrances and Exits.
13 CA ADC § 1267Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
13 CCR § 1267
§ 1267. Bus Entrances and Exits.
The following requirements shall govern entrances and exits of all buses (except buses operated by law enforcement agencies to transport prisoners) and farm labor vehicles:
(d) Door Construction and Maintenance--Doors in all buses and farm labor trucks shall be substantially constructed, in accordance with acceptable standards, and maintained in good working order to permit safe entrance and exit. All doors shall afford easy release in case of emergency but shall be prevented from opening accidentally. Manually operated doors shall be constructed so that no parts thereof can come together with an exposed shearing action. Chains, cables, or bars may be used on farm labor trucks instead of doors provided they are:
(e) Doors Not Adjacent to Driver--In Type 1 buses (except school buses) any passenger door not immediately adjacent to the driver shall meet the following requirements: For buses manufactured prior to January 1, 1993, the term “not immediately adjacent to the driver” shall mean that the door opening and steps are not within the direct, clear view of the driver, unassisted by mirrors or other devices. For buses manufactured on and after January 1, 1993, the term “not immediately adjacent to the driver” shall mean that the front of the door frame opening is more than 12 inches to the rear of a transverse vertical plane at the front of the driver's seat back rest with the seat adjusted to its rearmost position and the back rest adjusted to its most vertical position. The front of the backrest is that point, on the vertical centerline of the front of the backrest, which is midway between the seat cushion and the top of the seat back, excluding any movable head rest.
(i) Except as provided in (iii), doors on buses manufactured on or after January 1, 1993, shall release when the door closes on an object as small as a ½ -inch diameter smooth cylinder held perpendicular to the plane of the door opening at any point where the door halves meet, or if a single piece door, where the door edge meets the door frame.
(C) Designed and maintained so that the force required to start the doors moving away from the completely closed position does not exceed 20 pounds, applied at the solid edge of the door with the bus on a level surface. Door movement allowed by slack in the door closing mechanical linkage shall not be considered in determining compliance with this requirement.
(C) Buses may be equipped with a remote control not accessible from the driver's seated position, to override the interlock system to allow emergency movement of the bus if the doors cannot be closed. On buses equipped with such installations, placing the control in the override position shall actuate a warning consisting of an audible indicator and a red light indicator visible to the driver with a label integral with or adjacent to the light stating “Warning--Interlock Deactivated” in letters at least 3/16 inch high.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 31401, 34501, 34501.5, and 34508, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 31400, 31401, 34501, 34501.5, and 34508, Vehicle Code.
History
1. Amendment filed 5-14-79; designated effective 7-1-79 (Register 79, No. 19).
2. New subsection (e)(3) filed 6-18-80; designated effective 8-1-80 (Register 80, No. 25).
3. Amending of subsections (e)-(e)(2), new subsection (e)(3) and subsection renumbering filed 8-3-92; operative 1-1-93 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2 (Register 92, No. 32).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (e)(3)(C) filed 5-11-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 19).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 13, § 1267, 13 CA ADC § 1267
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