Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 435 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIFUNCTION SCHOOL ACTIVITY BUSES › Appendix G - Pedals through Seat, Driver's

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) PEDALS (ACCELERATOR, SERVICE BRAKE, CLUTCH,
				EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE)
Minimum 11/2 inches (3.81 cm) clearance with pedal
				fully depressed. All pedals must be covered with rigid nonslip material.
Manufactured pedal extensions are allowed. They must
				be securely attached and covered with rigid nonslip material. Homemade pedal
				extensions are prohibited.
b) PROJECTIONS
1) Exterior
Entire rear and bumper area of MFSAB must be
				nonhitchable.
AGENCY NOTE: "Nonhitchable" is defined as the rear
				of the MFSAB being designed and maintained to prevent or discourage riding or
				grasping rear of MFSAB so as to "hitch" rides.
2) Interior
Interior shall be free of all dangerous
				projections.
Optional equipment (e.g., video camera) that is
				located in the bulkhead area of the MFSAB and not flush with the interior walls
				must meet the following requirements:
A) Must not interfere with occupants entering or
				exiting the MFSAB.
B) Must not be located in driver's head impact
				zone.
C) Must not obstruct required lettering.
Additional projections (e.g., external speakers, air
				conditioners, overhead storage racks) located within 59 inches (149.86 cm) from
				the floor shall be padded to prevent injury. This includes inner lining of
				ceiling and walls.
Flush mounted speakers are exempt from padding
				requirements.
c) RADIO SPEAKERS
Radio/stereo speakers cannot be located within four
				feet of the rearmost position of the driver's seat.
Exception: Two way radio speakers are exempt.
d) REFLECTORS
Two or more lamps or reflectors may be combined if
				the requirements for each lamp or reflector are met. (See
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				CFR 571.108 -S 6.3.)
1) Front
Two yellow or amber rigid or sheet type (tape)
				reflex reflectors shall be securely attached on the front of the body near the
				lower left and right hand corners. (See Section 12-202 of the Illinois Vehicle
				Equipment Law.)
These front reflectors shall be located between 15
				and 60 inches (38.1 and 152.4 cm) above the roadway at either fender, cowl, or
				body and installed so as to mark the outer edge of the maximum width of the
				MFSAB. No part of the required reflecting material may be obscured by a lamp,
				mirror, bracket or any other portion of the MFSAB.
No part of the required reflecting material may be
				more than 11.8 inches (29.97 cm)( inboard of the outer edge of the nearest rub
				rail.
The reflector may be any shape (e.g., square,
				rectangle, circle, oval, etc.). A rigid type reflex reflector may be any size
				if permanently marked either DOT, SAE A, or SAE J 594; otherwise, it shall
				display at least seven square inches of reflecting material (about 3 inch
				diameter (7.62 cm) if a solid circle).
A sheet type (tape) reflex reflector may conform to
				the surface on which it is installed but its forward projected reflecting area
				shall be at least eight square inches.
Exception: MFSAB that measure less than 80 inches
				(203.2 cm) wide are exempt. (See
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				CFR 571.108.)
2) Left Side
One amber no more than 12 inches (30.48 cm) from the
				front and one red no more than 12 inches (30.48 cm) from the rear. Mounted at a
				height not less than 15 inches (38.1 cm) and not more than 60 inches (152.4 cm)
				above the surface of the road. (See Section 12-202 of the Illinois Vehicle
				Equipment Law.)
On MFSAB more than 30 feet long (914.4 cm), one
				amber reflector must also be provided at or near midpoint between front and
				rear side reflector. (See
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				CFR 571.108.)
All reflectors must measure at least three inches
				(7.62 cm) in diameter.
3) Right Side
One amber no more than 12 inches (30.48 cm) from the
				front and one red no more than 12 inches (30.48 cm) from the rear. Mounted at a
				height not less than 15 inches (38.1 cm) and not more than 60 inches (152.4 cm)
				above the surface of the road. (See Section 12-202 of the Illinois Vehicle
				Equipment Law.)
On MFSAB more than 30 feet long (914.4 cm), one
				amber reflector must also be provided at or near midpoint between front and
				rear side reflector. (See
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				CFR 571.108.)
All reflectors must measure at least three inches
				(7.62 cm) in diameter.
4) Rear
Two red reflectors on rear body within 12 inches
				(30.48 cm) of lower right and lower left corners. (See Section 12-202 of the
				Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law.) Minimum three inches (7.62 cm) in
				diameter.
Exception: MFSAB that measure less than 80 inches
				(203.2 cm) wide are exempt. (See
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				CFR 571.108.)
e) RUB RAILS
There shall be one rub rail, located approximately
				at seat level, that shall extend from the rear of the service entrance
				completely around the MFSAB body without interruption, except at functioning
				doors or a rear engine compartment, to a point of curvature near the front of
				the body on the left side.
There shall be one rub rail on each side, located
				approximately at the floor line, that shall extend over the same longitudinal
				distance as the rub rail located at the seat level.
More than two rub rails may be installed on sides
				and rear of the MFSAB.
Rub rails of longitudinally corrugated or ribbed
				steel at least 3.9 inches (9.91 cm) wide shall be fixed on the outside of the
				MFSAB.
Exceptions:
1) Rub rail need not extend across wheel
				housing.
2) Rub rail may terminate at the point of curvature
				at the right and left rear corners of the body.
f) SEAT BELTS
Each MFSAB shall be equipped with a retractable lap
				belt assembly for the driver's seat. (See Section 12-807 of the Illinois
				Vehicle Equipment Law.) A shoulder harness is optional. Belt material, buckle,
				tongue, etc., of each driver's belt shall remain above floor when not in
				use.
Passenger safety belts that meet
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				CFR 571.222 are required on any MFSAB that
				has a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less. Passenger safety belts are optional on any
				MFSAB that has a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds. However, optional safety
				belts installed on any MFSAB are required to meet
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				CFR 571.222. At all times, each seat belt
				shall be readily available for quick and easy use. Retractors must be the
				emergency locking type. Each belt assembly shall be clean.
g) SEAT, DRIVER'S
The driver's seat shall be rigidly positioned and
				have a forward and backward adjustment without the use of tools or other
				nonattached devices. Seat cushions shall be securely fastened to the seat
				frame.
Optional: MFSAB may be equipped with a durable
				safety belt webbing cutter with a full-width handgrip and a protected,
				replaceable, or non-corrodible blade. The webbing cutter must not be mounted on
				the dash but must be mounted in a location accessible to the seated driver in
				an easily detachable manner.