Illinois Administrative Code
Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 442 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TYPE II SCHOOL BUSES
Subpart B - CONSTRUCTION OF BODY
Section 442.230 - Emergency Exits and Door Alarms
Universal Citation: 92 IL Admin Code ยง 442.230
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Each emergency exit shall be equipped with an interior opening device which may be quickly released but which is designed to offer protection against accidental release. Each exterior release handle must be nonhitchable.
AGENCY NOTE: "Nonhitchable" is defined as the rear of the bus being designed and maintained to prevent or discourage riding or grasping the rear of the bus so as to "hitch" rides.
b) All emergency exits shall conform to the applicable requirements of the FMVSS 217 ( 49 CFR 571.217 ).
1) Each opening for a required emergency exit
window or door must be outlined around its exterior perimeter with, at a
minimum, 1 inch (2.54 cm) wide yellow retroreflective tape. All retroreflective
tape must be on the exterior surface of the bus and conform to all requirements
of
49
CFR 571.217. Emergency roof exits may be
outlined in either yellow or white retroreflective tape. Yellow retroreflective
tape can be located on the rear bumper or rub rail provided the space under the
emergency exit door or emergency exit window is not adequate to accommodate the
tape or provided rivets are present that prohibit the tape from being applied
properly.
2) Both audible and
visible alarms shall alert the driver when the engine is running and any
emergency exit door either:
A) Is not fully
latched, or
B) Is locked and not
readily operated manually.
3) An audible alarm shall alert the driver
when the engine is running and any emergency exit window either:
A) Is not fully latched, or
B) Is locked and not readily operated
manually.
4) The engine
starting system shall not operate while any emergency exit door or window
(optional or required) is locked from either inside or outside the bus.
"Locked" means that the release mechanism cannot be activated and the exit
cannot be opened by a person at the exit without a special device such as a key
or special information such as a combination.
5) An alarm cut-off or "squelch" control is
prohibited.
6) Exception: No alarm
is required for roof hatches.
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