Indiana Administrative Code
Title 575 - STATE SCHOOL BUS COMMITTEE
Article 1 - MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Rule 5.5 - Vehicles for Transporting Children with Disabilities Ordered for Purchase and Initially Placed in Service on or after July 1, 1990
Section 5.5-9 - Special service entrance door

Universal Citation: 575 IN Admin Code 5.5-9

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 20-27-3-4

Affected: IC 20-27

Sec. 9.

(a) The special service entrance door or doors must meet the following specifications:

(1) All doors must open outward.

(2) The door or doors must have an opening wide enough to permit proper operation of a lift meeting the requirements of section 8 of this rule.

(3) The door must have fastening devices to hold it open.

(4) The doors must be weather sealed.

(5) Buses with two (2) doors must have a flange on the forward door that overlaps the edge of the rear door when closed.

(6) Power doors may be used, but the design must provide for manual operation from inside the bus.

(7) The door materials, colors, lettering, and other exterior features must correspond with or match adjacent sections of the bus body, except for rub rails.

(8) The door materials, panels, and structural strength must be equivalent to the regular service and emergency doors.

(9) The door must have a switch that prevents the power lift from operating when the platform door is closed.

(b) If manually operated dual doors are used, the following specifications must be met:

(1) The rear door must have at least a one-point fastening device that fastens to the header.

(2) The forward mounted door must have at least three (3) fastening devices that fasten to the:

(A) header;

(B) floor line of the body; and

(3) The fastening devices must provide maximum safety when the doors are closed.

(4) The door and hinge mechanisms must be constructed to withstand the same use as a regular service door.

(d) There must be a device in the driver's compartment that activates a red, flashing visible signal when the ignition is on and the special service door is not securely closed.

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