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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Section 171.105 - Identification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A specially equipped school bus or school vehicle may
						  display the universal handicapped symbol on the rear of the vehicle below the
						  window line. The emblem shall be white on blue, may not exceed 12 inches in
						  height and width, and shall be of reflective material.
The provisions of this §
														171.105 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Section 171.106 - Power lift uprights, barriers and chain on elevator-type lifts through the floor

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(a) Heavy-duty
						padded panels shall extend above floor level on the nonentrance and nonexit
						sides of the special service opening to prevent school children from falling
						into the lift opening when the lift is lowered. The width of the panels shall
						be equal to the depth of the floor opening.
(b) A covered chain shall be fastened to the
						rear panel with a hook and eye fastener for attachment to the forward
						panel.
(c) A padded barrier shall
						be placed in front of all forward-facing passenger seats that do not have
						another seat in front of them, as required by FMVSS No. 222. See Appendix
						A.
The provisions of this §
														171.106 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Section 171.107 - Web cutter

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Every specially equipped school bus and school vehicle
						  shall have at least one web cutter securely mounted in a visible location
						  within the driver's compartment.
The provisions of this §
														171.107 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.121 - Applicability

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The requirements of this subchapter apply to motor
						  vehicles used to transport preprimary, primary or secondary school students to
						  or from public, private or parochial schools or events related to these schools
						  or school-related activities, which are designed to carry 11 to 15 passengers,
						  including the driver, and which are registered in this Commonwealth as a bus
						  prior to March 1, 1993, or a motor vehicle which is designed to carry 11 to 15
						  passengers, including the driver, and which was titled to any public, private
						  or parochial school on or before March 1, 1993, and which is registered to that
						  public, private or parochial school in this Commonwealth as a bus prior to
						  September 15, 1993 and school vehicles.
The provisions of this §
														171.121 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														171.122 (relating to fire
							 extinguisher); and 67 Pa. Code §
														171.124 (relating to
							 identification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.122 - Fire extinguisher

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(a)
Required.
Every school vehicle and every motor vehicle
						described in §
												171.121 (relating to
						applicability) shall be equipped with at least one pressurized, multi-purpose,
						dry chemical or halogenated agent fire extinguisher, mounted in a bracket
						readily accessible to the driver. The fire extinguisher shall be mounted as
						directed by the manufacturer. The fire extinguisher shall have a hose and
						nozzle and be in good and usable condition. A pressure gauge shall be mounted
						on the extinguisher so as to be easily read without removing the extinguisher
						from its mounted position.
(b)
Type.
The fire extinguisher shall be of a type meeting the
						Underwriter Laboratories, Inc. Standard 299 or 1093-See Appendix A-with a total
						rating of not less than 2 A-10 BC. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with
						a type of seal which will not interfere with the use of the fire
						extinguisher.
The provisions of this §
														171.122 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.123 - First aid

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(a)
Required.
Every vehicle shall have a removable moisture and
						dustproof first aid kit mounted in an accessible place within the driver's
						compartment. The first aid kit shall be mounted as directed by the
						manufacturer. The first aid kit shall be labeled and securely placed or mounted
						in an easily accessible location.
(b)
Content.
The first aid
						kit shall contain, at a minimum, the following items:
(1) One 1 inch x 2 1/2 yards rolls of
						nonlatex adhesive tape.
(2) One
						package sterile gauze pads, 3 inches x 3 inches.
(3) One package 3/4 inch x 3 inches adhesive
						bandages.
(4) One package 2 inch
						bandage compresses.
(5) One package
						3 inch bandage compresses.
(6) One
						2 inch x 6 yards sterile gauze roller bandage.
(7) One nonsterile triangular bandage
						approximately 40 inches x 36 inches x 54 inches with two safety pins.
(8) One package sterile gauze pads, 36 inches
						x 36 inches (U.S.P. 2423 count).
(9) One sterile eye pad.
(10) One pair rounded end scissors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.124 - Identification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Required.
Every school vehicle and every motor vehicle
						described in §
												171.121 (relating to
						applicability) shall bear the words, "School Students," in black letters at
						least 6 inches in height on a background of National School Bus Yellow-see
						Appendix B-on two separate signs attached to the front and rear of the vehicle
						or on one two-sided sign located approximately in the center of the vehicle and
						visible from both the front and rear. Signs shall be a minimum of 44 inches
						long mounted in a horizontal position and clearly visible to oncoming vehicles.
						Front and rear mounted signs shall be mounted at a height of not less than 12
						inches from the ground measuring from the bottom of the sign and securely
						fastened to prevent the sign from swinging. When space permits, signs may be
						painted on the vehicle in a straight line as high as possible. Decals or
						magnetic signs are permitted. Lettering shall conform to Series B of Standard
						Alphabets for Highway Signs.
(b)
Additional markings.
School vehicles and motor vehicles
						described in §
												171.121 shall have the name of the
						school district, contractor's name, or private or parochial school, lettered on
						each side of the body in letters of not less than 2 inches in height and not
						more than 4 inches in height. Decals are permitted.
The provisions of this §
														171.124 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.125 - Seating

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Vehicle
						seats
. Vehicle seats and seat belts shall be of a type and installed
						as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
(b)
Dividers
. Dividers may
						not be used to separate the seats.
(c)
Seating space
. A
						designated seating position of safe design and construction shall be provided
						for each passenger and a passenger may not be carried for which a safe
						designated seating position is not available. Seats shall be forward
						facing.
(d)
Child passenger
						restraints
. Drivers of school vehicles are required to comply with the
						requirements of
						75 Pa.C.S. §
													4581
						(relating to child passenger restraints) and the Department's regulations
						implementing those requirements.
The provisions of this §
														171.125 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.126 - Web cutter

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Every school vehicle shall have at least one web cutter
						  securely mounted in a visible location within the driver's
						  compartment.
The provisions of this §
														171.126 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter E - SCHOOL VEHICLE STANDARDS › Section 171.127 - Certification

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A school vehicle shall be certified by the original
						  manufacturer or final stage manufacturer to meet the Federal Motor Vehicle
						  Safety Standards for a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger
						  vehicle.
The provisions of this §
														171.127 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.131 - Applicability

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This subchapter applies to mass transit pupil
						  transportation buses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.132 - Fire extinguisher

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Required.
Every mass transit pupil transportation bus shall be
						equipped with at least one pressurized, multipurpose, dry chemical or
						halogenated agent fire extinguisher, mounted in a bracket in the driver's
						compartment and readily accessible to the driver. The fire extinguisher shall
						be mounted as directed by the manufacturer. The fire extinguisher shall have a
						hose and nozzle and be in good and usable condition. A pressure gauge shall be
						mounted on the extinguisher so as to be easily read without removing the
						extinguisher from its mounted position.
(b)
Type.
The fire
						extinguisher shall be of a type meeting the Underwriter Laboratories, Inc.
						Standard 299 or 1093-See Appendix A-with a total rating of not less than 2 A-10
						BC. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal which will not
						interfere with the use of the fire extinguisher.
The provisions of this §
														171.132 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.133 - First aid

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
First
						aid kit.
Every mass transit pupil transportation bus shall have a
						removable moisture and dust proof first aid kit mounted in an accessible place
						within the driver's compartment. The first aid kit shall be mounted as directed
						by the manufacturer. The first aid kit shall be labeled and visible to the
						driver or its location shall be marked.
(b)
Content.
The first aid
						kit shall contain, at a minimum, the following items:
(1) Two 1 inch x 2 1/2 yards rolls of
						nonlatex adhesive tape.
(2)
						Twenty-four sterile gauze pads, 3 inches x 3 inches.
(3) One hundred 3/4 inch x 3 inches adhesive
						bandages.
(4) Eight 2 inch bandage
						compresses.
(5) Ten 3 inch bandage
						compresses.
(6) Two 2 inches x 6
						yards sterile gauze roller bandages.
(7) Two nonsterile triangular bandages
						approximately 40 inches x 36 inches x 54 inches with 2 safety pins.
(8) Three sterile gauze pads, 36 inches x 36
						inches.
(9) Three sterile eye
						pads.
(10) One pair rounded end
						scissors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.134 - Identification

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A mass transit pupil transportation bus shall be
						  equipped with temporary signs, located conspicuously on the front and rear of
						  the vehicle.
(1) The front sign shall
						have the words
"SCHOOL BUS"
printed in black letters not less than
						8 inches high, on a background of National School Bus Yellow. See Appendix
						B.
(2) The rear sign shall be at
						least 10 square feet in size and have the words
"SCHOOL BUS"
printed in black letters not less than 8 inches high on a background of
						National School Bus Yellow. See Appendix B.
(3) The 8 inch letters shall be Series D as
						specified in the Standard Alphabets-Federal Highway Administration,
						1966.
(4) The temporary signs shall
						be removed or covered when the bus is being used other than for the exclusive
						transportation of school children.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.135 - Mirrors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A mass transit pupil transportation bus shall be
						  equipped with a system of mirrors that gives the seated driver a view of the
						  roadway to each side of the bus and the area immediately in front of the front
						  bumper, so that when a rod 30 inches long is placed upright on the ground at a
						  point along a traverse line 1 foot forward of the forwardmost point of the bus
						  and extending the width of the bus, at least 7-1/2 inches of the length of the
						  rod shall be visible to the driver either by direct view or by means of an
						  indirect visibility system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.136 - Signal lamps

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Required.
Except as provided in subsection (b), a mass transit
						pupil transportation bus shall be equipped with four red signal lamps and four
						amber signal lamps in accordance with §
												171.59(b)
						(relating to lamps and signals).
(b)
Exceptions.
A mass
						transit pupil transportation bus need not be equipped with the signal lamps
						required by subsection (a) if it makes stops only at any of the following:
(1) On streets in urban districts designated
						by the Department or local authorities as streets on which the use of signal
						lamps is prohibited.
(2) At
						intersections or other places where traffic is controlled by uniformed police
						officers or appropriately attired persons authorized to direct, control or
						regulate traffic.
(3) In school bus
						loading areas designated by the Department or local authorities, if the bus is
						entirely off the roadway.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.137 - Doors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Supplemental security locks installed on doors shall be
						  equipped with an ignition system or an audiovisual alarm located in the
						  driver's compartment.
The provisions of this §
														171.137 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.138 - Portable emergency warning device

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Every bus shall carry at least three portable emergency
						  reflective triangles, as specified by Chapter 167 (relating to portable
						  emergency warning devices). They shall be mounted in an accessible place in the
						  driver's compartment.
The provisions of this §
														171.138 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter F - MASS TRANSIT PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BUS STANDARDS › Section 171.139 - Seating

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When used as a school bus, a mass transit pupil
						  transportation bus shall provide designated seating positions of safe design
						  and construction for all school children. A school child may not be carried for
						  which a safe designated seating position is not available.
The provisions of this §
														171.139 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.141 - Accident reports

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Within 24 hours of its occurrence, and in addition to
						  the accident reporting requirements of
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
													3741-3754 (relating to accidents and accident
						  reports), the owner or operator of a vehicle subject to this chapter shall
						  report an accident involving the vehicle to the chief school administrator or
						  authorized representative of the school district or private or parochial school
						  by which he is employed or under contract. Within 5 days of the accident, the
						  vehicle owner or operator shall submit a completed accident report on a form
						  approved by the Department to the Department's Pupil Transportation
						  Section.
The provisions of this §
														171.141 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.142 - Cleanliness

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
School buses and school vehicles shall be kept in a
						  clean condition both inside and outside.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.143 - Identification concealment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When a vehicle subject to this chapter is being
						  operated upon a highway for purposes other than the actual transportation of
						  school children to or from school or in connection with school activities, the
						  words "SCHOOL BUS" or "SCHOOL STUDENTS" shall be removed or covered. During
						  this operation, flashing visual signals may not be actuated. The transportation
						  of school children shall include driving the vehicle from the school, garage or
						  other place of storage to the point where the first child is picked up, and
						  from the place where the last child is discharged to the school, garage or
						  other place of storage.
The provisions of this §
														171.143 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.144 - Seating

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Aisle
						clearance.
Passengers in school buses may not be seated so as to
						encroach on the minimum aisle clearance required in § 171.42 (relating to
						aisle).
(b)
Seat
						belts.
Passengers and drivers in vehicles that are equipped with seat
						belts shall be required to wear them whenever the vehicle is in
						motion.
(c)
Passengers
. Passengers shall be seated prior to the vehicle
						being placed in motion.
(d)
Standees
. Standees are not permitted.
The provisions of this §
														171.144 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.145 - Service

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
School buses and school vehicles shall be serviced in
						  accordance with the maintenance schedule recommended by the manufacturer of the
						  school bus or school vehicle. A record of such maintenance shall be kept by the
						  owner or operator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.146 - Doors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Doors shall be closed securely while the vehicle is in
						  motion. Security lock systems on vehicle doors shall be kept open whenever the
						  vehicle is in motion.
The provisions of this §
														171.146 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.147 - Fire extinguishers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Owners of vehicles subject to this chapter shall have
						  the fire extinguishers in their vehicles inspected at least once a year to
						  insure that the fire extinguishers are fully charged, properly filled and
						  operable. Upon approval, the fire extinguisher shall be tagged, signed and
						  dated.
The provisions of this §
														171.147 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.148 - Safety checks

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Vehicles subject to this chapter shall be subject to
						  safety checks at the discretion of school administrators or police
						  officers.
The provisions of this §
														171.148 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.149 - Unsafe operations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
General
. Vehicles subject to this chapter may not be operated
						in a condition that is likely to cause an accident or a breakdown of the
						vehicle.
(b)
Exemption
. A vehicle subject to this chapter discovered to be
						in an unsafe condition while being operated on the highway may be continued in
						operation only to the nearest place where repairs can safely be effected. The
						operation shall be conducted only if it is less hazardous to the public than to
						permit the vehicle to remain on the highway.
(c)
Securing loose items
.
						Any items stored by the driver shall be secured, so that the items do not
						interfere with the operation of the accelerator or brake pedal, impede the
						loading or unloading process or any other operational control for the safe
						operation of the vehicle.
The provisions of this §
														171.149 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Section 171.150 - Use of portable emergency warning devices

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In accordance with
						  75 Pa.C.S. §
													4530(b) (relating to
						  portable emergency warning devices), when a bus is disabled or stopped for more
						  than 10 minutes upon a highway, the driver shall display at least three
						  portable warning devices. These portable warning devices shall be displayed as
						  required by §
												167.8 (relating to
						  display).
The provisions of this §
														171.150 issued under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171 - SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL VEHICLES › Subchapter G - OPERATION STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TOTHIS CHAPTER › Appendix B - NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS YELLOW

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The color known as National School Bus Yellow was
						  designated as such by the 1939 National Conference on School Bus Standards. The
						  National Bureau of Standards of the United States Department of Commerce
						  assisted in developing this color and its colorimetric specifications, as
						  follows:
C.I.E.Chromaticity
								  Coordinates
Daylight Reflectance Y (%)
Dominant Wavelength (in millicrons)
Excitation
								  Purity P (%)
x
y
max.
std.
min.
max.
std.
min.
max.
std.
min.
.5211
.4549
-
41.
40.
584.5
583.5
582.5
-
93.7
89.0
At the 1980 Conference the colors in use were reviewed.
						  A color standard was selected, slightly different from the above, and specific
						  tolerances were chosen. These tolerances will insure a continuity of appearance
						  from school bus to school bus, and within the same school bus when different
						  elements are finished or refinished at different times. Specification for the
						  Standard Color, with light and dark tolerances (Upper and Low Reflectances) are
						  shown below in tabular form.
SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD COLOR
For Source C
CIE Chromaticity Coordinates
Reflectance Y (%)
Reflectance tolerances
x
y
Upper
Lower
.5089
.4408
40.14%
41.77%
38.45%
This appendix cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														171.18 (relating to color); 67 Pa.
							 Code §
														171.47 (relating to color); 67 Pa.
							 Code §
														171.55 (relating to
							 identification); 67 Pa. Code §
														171.124 (relating to
							 identification); and 67 Pa. Code §
														171.134 (relating to
							 identification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171b - SCHOOL BUS SIDE STOP SIGNAL ARM ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 171b.1 - Purpose

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This chapter sets forth temporary regulations for the
															certification and use of school bus side stop signal arm enforcement systems.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171b - SCHOOL BUS SIDE STOP SIGNAL ARM ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 171b.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have
															the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Pupil transportation
-This term shall have the
															same meaning given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												3345.1(m) (relating to automated enforcement of failure to
															stop for school bus with flashing red lights).
Recorded image
-A static or full motion
															photographic or digital image recorded by a system that depicts the front or the rear of a motor
															vehicle.
School bus
-This term shall have the same
															meaning given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												102 (relating to definitions).
School entity
-This term shall have the same
															meaning given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												3345.1(m).
Side stop signal arm enforcement system
-This
															term shall have the same meaning given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												3345.1(m).
Side stop signal arms
-This term shall have the
															same meaning given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												3345.1(m) and § 4552 (b.1) (relating to general
															requirements for school buses).
System
-This term shall have the same meaning
															given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												3345.1(m).
System administrator
-This term shall have the
															same meaning given that term in 75 Pa.C.S. §
												3345.1(m).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 171b - SCHOOL BUS SIDE STOP SIGNAL ARM ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 171b.3 - System certification

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(a)
Minimum requirements.
A system must:
(1) Be installed on the school bus and include hardware, with at least one
													 camera and one computer capable of producing accurate recorded images.
(2) While flashing red lights are activated on a school bus, be capable of
													 capturing recorded images of any motor vehicle operated in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. §
													3345.1(a) (relating
													 to automated enforcement of failure to stop for school bus with flashing red lights), with at least one
													 recorded image depicting the license plate number and state of issuance of the motor vehicle.
(3) Automatically activate when the school bus driver or operator engages
													 the stop signal arm and red signal lights for a school bus stop.
(4) Produce a recorded image displaying or be capable of confirming, the
													 date, time and place of an alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. §
													3345.1(a).
(5) Include the capability to prohibit automated or user-controlled remote
													 surveillance by means of recorded video.
(6) Include
													 vandal-resistant housing covers for exterior cameras.
(7) Include
													 hardware storage or cloud-based storage capable of storing recorded images and be capable, internally or in
													 conjunction with removable media, of retaining recorded images of an alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. §
													3345.1(a).
(8) Be capable of producing all recorded images to the
													 school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity's behalf or a contracted company that
													 provides pupil transportation no later than 24 hours after an alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. §
													3345.1(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173 - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES › Section 173.1 - Purpose

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This chapter pertains to the nature, display, color,
						minimum performance standards and configuration of flashing, oscillating or
						revolving lights that are permissible for display by emergency and authorized
						vehicles.
The provisions of this §
													173.1 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														4571,
						  4572 and
						  6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173 - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES › Section 173.4 - Wiring

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Wiring shall be installed using the industry's best
						practices.
(1) Wiring must be primary
					 SAE rated and be of proper gauge to handle applied load. Ground wiring must be
					 of equal gauge.
(2) Wiring may not
					 be loaded to more than 80% of its rated capacity.
(3) The wiring must be permanently installed
					 and routed through the vehicle in a manner to avoid short circuits or
					 interfering with the operation of the vehicle.
(4) Grommets shall be used when wires pass
					 through bulkheads and other sharp metal surfaces.
(5) Each accessory will be protected with the
					 proper circuit protection as recommended by the manufacturer (that is, fuses or
					 circuit breakers). The main circuit protection will be as close to the power
					 source as possible.
(6) Additional
					 wiring installed for emergency equipment may not impede or compromise the
					 original equipment manufacturer circuits or original equipment manufacturer
					 equipment functions as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
(7) Tapping power off of original equipment
					 manufacture circuits, such as in fuse blocks, must be only as recommended by
					 the vehicle manufacturer. Tapping power off air bag or ABS brake and brake
					 light circuits is prohibited.
(8)
					 These requirements do not apply to flashing or revolving lights that are
					 attached to a vehicle with a magnetic base.
The provisions of this §
													173.4 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														4571,
						  4572 and
						  6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173 - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES › Section 173.5 - Light activation indicator

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Emergency and authorized vehicles which are equipped with
						lights or light systems provided for in this chapter shall also be equipped
						with a light activation indicator which will automatically activate whenever a
						flashing or revolving light, flashing headlamp system, traffic control
						emergency directional light or authorized nonflashing or nonrevolving light is
						engaged.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173 - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES › Section 173.6 - Nonconforming or authorized lighting systems

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A violation of this chapter is a summary offense and
						subject to sanctions imposed under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												6502(b) (relating to summary
						offenses). Under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												6104(c) (relating to
						administrative duties of department), the Department of Transportation may make
						necessary and reasonable investigations to procure information required to
						enforce this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173a - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 173a.1 - Purpose

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This chapter sets forth the Department's interpretation
						of Chapter 173 (relating to flashing or revolving lights on emergency and
						authorized vehicles).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173a - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 173a.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Flashing light
-The term as defined in
						§
											173.2 (relating to
						definitions).
Revolving light
-The term as defined in
						§ 173.2.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 173a - FLASHING OR REVOLVING LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZED VEHICLES-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 173a.3 - Interpretation

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In addition to the locations in §
											173.3(e)(1) 
						(relating to display requirements), flashing or revolving lights may be
						permanently mounted in a workmanlike manner in fire department vehicles and
						privately owned vehicles used in answering an emergency call when used by a
						fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire company has three or more fire
						vehicles, a second or third assistant chief, in either of the following
						locations:
(i) Inside the passenger
					 compartment, clearly visible through the front windshield. (See original
					 equipment manufacturer for mounting locations.)
(ii) Inside the passenger compartment,
					 clearly visible through the rear window.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 175.1 - Purpose

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This chapter implements
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
													4101-4982 (relating to vehicle
						  characteristics).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 175.3 - Application of equipment rules

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Equipment rules apply to vehicles operated on a
						  highway, unless specifically exempted by this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 175.4 - Vehicles required to be inspected

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A registered vehicle moved upon a highway shall bear a
						  valid certificate of inspection except for the following:
(1) Special mobile equipment.
(2) An implement of husbandry.
(3) A motor vehicle being towed.
(4) A motor vehicle being driven or a trailer
						being towed by an official inspection station owner or employee for the purpose
						of inspection.
(5) A trailer having
						a registered gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less.
(6) A motorized pedalcycle.
(7) A vehicle being repossessed by a financer
						or collector-repossessor through the use of miscellaneous motor vehicle
						business registration plates.
(8) A
						new vehicle while it is in the process of manufacture including testing, and
						not in transit from the manufacturer to a purchaser or dealer.
(9) A military vehicle used for training by a
						private, nonprofit, tax-exempt military educational institution when the
						vehicle does not travel on public roads in excess of 1 mile and when the
						property on both sides of the public road is owned by the
						institution.
(10) An antique
						vehicle.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														175.80 (relating to inspection
							 procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 175.5 - Semiannual inspection

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School buses, vehicles which are under contract with or
						  owned by a school district or a private or parochial school, including vehicles
						  having chartered group and party rights under the Public Utility Commission and
						  used to transport school students; passenger vans used to transport persons for
						  hire or owned by a commercial enterprise and used for the transportation of
						  employees to or from their place of employment; mass transit vehicles and motor
						  carrier vehicles with a registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds,
						  other than farm vehicles for which a biennial certificate of exemption has been
						  issued shall be subject to semiannual inspection.
The provisions of this §
														175.5 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4301,
							 4501,
							 4521 and
							 6103.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														257.3 (relating to certificate of
							 inspection).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 175.6 - Annual inspection

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Other vehicles, including motor homes, emergency
						  vehicles and private noncommercial vehicles used to transport students, shall
						  be inspected annually. Motor homes and emergency vehicles built on a truck
						  chassis shall be inspected according to the appropriate truck inspection
						  procedure based on the registered gross weight of the
						  vehicle.
The provisions of this §
														175.6 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4301,
							 4501,
							 4521 and
							 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 175.7 - Inspection of vehicle reentering this Commonwealth

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A vehicle subject to inspection which has been outside
						  this Commonwealth continuously for 30 days or more and which, at the time of
						  reentering this Commonwealth, does not bear a currently valid certificate of
						  inspection, is not required to be inspected until 10 days after reentering this
						  Commonwealth.