New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.1 - Signs

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Every omnibus
				  having a seating capacity of more than seven passengers, used exclusively to
				  transport pupils, teachers and other persons acting in a supervisory capacity
				  to and from school or school activities must be equipped with one sign on the
				  front and one sign on the rear, bearing the inscription "SCHOOL BUS."
(b) The letters of such signs shall be
				  uniform capital block letters, not less than eight inches in height and each
				  stroke of each letter shall not be less than one inch in width.
(c) The letters of such sign must be black
				  and the background of each such sign shall be the color known as "national
				  school bus chrome."
(d) Such signs
				  may be painted on the body of the vehicle, provided they comply with all the
				  specifications contained in this Part.
(e) If the signs are not painted on the body
				  of the vehicle, the overall size of each such sign shall be not less than 36,
				  nor more than 60 inches in width, and not less than 8, nor more than 15 inches
				  in height.
(f) The sign on the
				  front of each such omnibus shall be mounted in such a manner that it shall not
				  obstruct the vision of the driver of the vehicle and with the bottom of the
				  sign no lower than the top of the windshield. The sign on the rear of each such
				  omnibus shall be mounted in such a manner that the bottom thereof shall be no
				  lower than the bottom of the sign mounted on the front of the omnibus, but in
				  no event in such a manner as to obstruct the rear window of such
				  omnibus.
(g) On an omnibus having a
				  carrying capacity of not more than 11 adult passengers, computed on the basis
				  of 16 seat inches per passenger for seats accommodating one or two adults and
				  not less than 17 inches per passenger on seats accommodating three or more
				  adults, in addition to the driver, such signs may consist of one two-faced
				  sign, facing both front and rear, mounted on top of the vehicle, in
				  approximately the center of the roof thereof.
(h) Any such sign shall be mounted in such a
				  manner that it will not interfere with the visibility of the flashing red
				  signal lamps mounted on such school omnibus.
(i) Each such sign must be visible and
				  readable from a point at least 200 feet distance.
(j) In the event that any such school omnibus
				  is operated on a public highway during the period between one-half hour after
				  sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, each such sign must be illuminated so
				  as to be visible from a point at least 500 feet distant.
(k) Each such sign must be installed in such
				  a manner that the face of the sign does not deviate more than 10 degrees from
				  vertical.
(l) Such signs may be
				  placed either on the outside of the vehicle or incorporated into an illuminated
				  sign box built into the vehicle.
(m) When illumination of such signs is
				  required, the signs may be illuminated from in front of the sign, or, if the
				  background of the sign is translucent, then the light may be placed behind the
				  sign. In any event, the sign must comply with the requirements as to color and
				  size of letters and background.
(n)
				  Where illumination of such signs is required the illumination must be
				  continuous and uniform.