New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter D - Motor Carriers Of Passengers › Article 3 - Safety › Part 720 - Bus And Passenger Carrying Vehicle Safety Regulations › Section 720.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Articulated bus
					 means a two unit bus with flexible coupling connection between the
					 units.
(b) Bus means a motor
					 vehicle with motive power, except a trailer, designed for carrying more than 10
					 persons (including the driver), that is used to transport adults and/or
					 children, unless otherwise noted. A bus shall not exceed 102 inches in width or
					 45 feet in length except for articulated buses which shall not exceed 62 feet
					 in length. The types of buses are defined below.
(c) Certificated service means the
					 transportation of passengers pursuant to a certificate of public convenience
					 and necessity issued by this department, a registration issued by the USDOT or
					 a city bus line franchise issued pursuant to section 80  of the Transportation Law, or
					 transportation for which such certificate or city regulatory authority is
					 required.
(d) City service means
					 the transportation of passengers in certificated service between termini within
					 a city or within a territory embraced by a city and a contiguous city or
					 village within New York State.
(e)
					 Conspicuously lettered means of a color contrasting to the color of the vehicle
					 and easily discernible.
(f)
					 Contract service means the transportation of passengers pursuant to a permit
					 issued by this department for passenger service by contract.
(g) Driver means any person who drives any
					 motor vehicle.
(h) Fire block
					 upholstery shall mean any exterior material that will not sustain flame.
Note: Material must be capable of withstanding tests such
						as "Boston Bag Method" or equivalent without allowing flame to penetrate and
						ignite seat filler material.
(i) Intercity service means the
					 transportation of passengers in certificated service on a route which is not
					 defined as city service. It includes rural and suburban services, as well as
					 interstate service.
(j) Interstate
					 service means the transportation of passengers between a point in this State
					 and a point in another state or a foreign country, or between points in this
					 State through another state or foreign country, or between points in other
					 states or foreign countries through this State.
(k) Motor vehicle means a vehicle of any
					 description, including motor vehicles originally constructed for other purposes
					 in which seats have been permanently installed for carrying
					 passengers.
(l) NYC historic
					 double-decker sightseeing bus means a bi-level or double-decker bus designed to
					 comfortably seat and carry at least eight passengers in a vehicle that is
					 exempt from federal motor carrier safety standards due to either its age or
					 historic nature. Such buses are to be used exclusively to provide
					 transportation for compensation as a sightseeing service conducted pursuant to
					 the regulatory control of New York City, when such service is performed wholly
					 within New York City.
(m) Operator
					 means the person, firm or corporation who has control or directs the operation
					 of a motor vehicle as owner, lessee or otherwise.
(n) Passenger weight is computed at the rate
					 of 150 pounds per adult and 120 pounds per child.
(o) Placed in service means the first time a
					 vehicle is used for the transportation of passengers within the State of New
					 York in service that is subject to inspection requirements of this
					 Part.
(p) Power brakes means a
					 system using stored energy as the principal force in the application of the
					 brakes.
(q) Push-out window means a
					 window, usually hinged at the top, that can be opened by exerting hand pressure
					 on the interior surface of the window or by releasing a latching device and
					 pushing the window outward.
(r)
					 Raised floor is a design that has a single, multi-level or inclining floor
					 area.
(s) School means every place
					 of academic, vocational or religious services or instruction for persons under
					 the age of 21 years, except places of higher education. It shall include every
					 child care center, every institution for the care or training of the mentally
					 or physically handicapped; and every day camp.
(t) School activities shall be defined as any
					 program for the benefit of pupils, sponsored and supervised by school
					 officials, and shall include, but shall not be limited to such activities as
					 the following, when so supervised and sponsored:
(1) extracurricular activities such as
					 athletics, dramatics and musicals;
(2) field trips directly connected with
					 subjects included in the school curriculum; and
(3) school dances and other similar
					 activities