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 C - SCHOOL BUS BODY STANDARDS › Section 171.55 - Identification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Required
. Every school bus body shall bear the words
						"
SCHOOL BUS
" in black letters at least 8 inches high on both the
						front and the rear of the body, or on signs attached thereto. Lettering shall
						be placed as high as possible without impairment of its visibility. Lettering
						shall conform to "Series B" of Standard Alphabets for Highway Signs.
(b)
Identification number
. A
						school bus shall display an identification number consisting of no more than 4
						black numbers, letters or a combination of numbers and letters. The numbers or
						letters shall be a minimum 5 inches in height and shall be displayed in a
						prominent location on the front, rear and on both sides of the bus. On a school
						bus with a rounded front, the identification number displayed on the front of
						the bus may be displayed on the black front bumper in yellow numbers, letters,
						or a combination of numbers and letters, in lieu of black numbers, letters, or
						a combination of numbers and letters on the front of the yellow bus
						body.
(c)
School, bus
						company and manufacturer markings
. School buses shall have the name of
						the school district, private or parochial school, school bus contractor, or
						school bus owner clearly visible, lettered on each side of the school bus body
						in the upper body belt band area as close as practical to the bottom ledge of
						the bottom window sash in letters of not less than 4 inches in height.
						Lettering shall be in black or National School Bus Yellow, depending on the
						contrasting background color. See Appendix B. A paper or vinyl route
						identification number or symbols may be placed in the rear of the first right
						or left passenger window, or both. The bus contractor may have his name or the
						name of the company in letters no larger than 3 inches in height. The dealer
						identification insignia may be displayed, in an area not to exceed 6 inches in
						height by 12 inches in width. The manufacturer's insignias may be displayed.
						Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission certification number and the U.S. DOT
						identification number, and any other required commercial vehicle markings may
						be displayed.
(d)
Roof-top
						identification
. School buses may display the first eight digits of the
						title number on the roof in numbers of at least 12.75 inches and not more than
						15 inches in height. Lettering shall be in black reflective material and placed
						in a longitudinal column with the first digit beginning at the front and the
						last digit ending towards the rear of the school bus as illustrated as follows:
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(e)
Additional
						markings
. Except as set forth in this section, signs or lettering are
						not permitted.
The provisions of this §
														171.55 amended under the Vehicle
							 Code,
							 75 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103,
							 4551-4553 and
							 6103.