New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 53 - AUTOBUSES
Subchapter 3 - AUTOBUS SPECIFICATIONS
Section 16:53-3.34 - Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A heating system capable of heating the passenger section to a temperature of at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit shall be provided.
(b) Heating systems using exhaust gas to heat air carried within the passenger section or exhaust gas passing through conductors within the passenger section are prohibited.
(c) Heating devices using gasoline or other fuel shall be of a type approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and conform to 49 CFR § 393.77, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and all fuel lines shall be located outside of the passenger section.
(d) Every autobus shall be equipped with a system of ventilation capable of distributing an adequate supply of fresh air throughout the passenger section.
(e) Every autobus equipped with at least 50 percent non-operational passenger windows as originally designed by the manufacturer shall be equipped with an air conditioner in proper operating condition during the period between May 1 and October 1 of each year.
(f) Each autobus shall be equipped with a windshield defroster in proper operating condition.