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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter F - CORRECTION FACTORS › Section 157.51 - Microphone distance correction factors

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If the distance between the microphone location point
						  and the microphone target point is other than 50 feet (15.2 meters), the
						  maximum observed sound level reading generated by the motor vehicle in
						  accordance with §
												157.44 (relating to measurement
						  procedures) shall be corrected as specified in the following table:
TABLE 2
Distance Correction Factors
If the distance between the microphone location
									 point and the microphone target point is
Sound levelcorrection factor
									 dB (A)
26-29 feet
-7
29-32 feet
-6
32-35 feet
-5
35-39 feet
-3
39-43 feet
-2
43-48 feet
-1
48-58 feet
0
58-70 feet
+1
70-83 feet
+2
83-99 feet
+3
99-118 feet
+4
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter F - CORRECTION FACTORS › Section 157.52 - Computation of open site requirements-nonstandard sites

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(a)
Microphone distance.
If
						the distance between the microphone location point and the microphone target
						point is other than 50 feet (15.2 meters), the test site shall be an open site
						within a radius from both points which is equal to the distance between the
						microphone location point and the microphone target point.
(b)
Diagrams.
Plan view
						diagrams of nonstandard test sites are shown in Figures 2 and 3 of Appendix A
						of this chapter. Figure 2 illustrates a test site which is larger than a
						standard test site and is based upon a 60 foot (18.3 meters) distance between
						the microphone location point and the microphone target point. Figure 3
						illustrates a test site which is smaller than a standard test site and is based
						upon a 35 foot (10.7 meters) distance between the microphone location point and
						the microphone target point.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 159 - NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES › Section 159.1 - Scope

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This chapter specifies tire dimensions and laboratory
						test requirements for bead unseating resistance, strength, endurance, and high
						speed performance; defines tire load ratings; and specifies labeling
						requirements for passenger car tires.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 159 - NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES › Section 159.2 - Application

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This chapter shall apply to new pneumatic tires for use
						on passenger cars manufactured after 1948. However, it shall not apply to any
						tire which has been altered so as to render impossible its use, or its repair
						for use, as motor vehicle equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 159 - NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES › Section 159.4 - Requirements

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(a)
Size
					 and construction.
Each tire shall be designed to fit each rim
					 specified for its size designation in each reference cited in the definition of
					 test rim in §
											159.3 (relating to
					 definitions).
(b)
Performance requirements.
Performance requirements shall be as
					 follows:
(1)
General.
Each
					 tire shall conform to each of the following:
(i) It shall meet the requirements specified
					 in paragraph (2) for its tire size designation, type and maximum permissible
					 inflation pressure.
(ii) Its
					 maximum permissible inflation pressure shall be either 32, 36, 40, or 60
					 p.s.i., or 240, 280 or 300 KPa.
(iii) Its load rating shall be that specified
					 in Table I of Appendix A of this chapter for its size designation, type and
					 each appropriate inflation pressure.
(iv) If manufactured on or after August 1,
					 1968, it shall incorporate a tread wear indicator that will provide a visual
					 indication that the tire has worn to a tread depth of 1/16 inch.
(v) It shall, before being subjected to
					 either the endurance test procedure specified in §
													159.5(d)
					 (relating to test procedures) or the high speed performance procedure specified
					 in §
													159.5(e), exhibit
					 no visual evidence of tread, sidewall, ply, cord, innerliner, or bead
					 separation, chunking, broken cords, cracking or open splices.
(vi) It shall meet the requirements of
					 paragraph (2)(v) and (2)(vi) when tested on a test wheel described in §
													159.5(d)(2)(i)
					 (relating to test procedures), either alone or simultaneously with up to five
					 other tires.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 159 - NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES › Section 159.5 - Test procedures

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(a)
Physical dimensions.
Tire physical dimensions shall be
					 determined under uniform ambient conditions as follows:
(1) Mount the tire on a test rim having the
					 test rim width specified in Appendix A of this chapter for that tire size
					 designation and inflate it to the applicable pressure specified in Table III of
					 Appendix A.
(2) Condition it at
					 ambient room temperature for at least 24 hours.
(3) Readjust pressure to that specified in
					 paragraph (1).
(4) Caliper the
					 section width and overall width at six points approximately equally spaced
					 around the tire circumference.
(5)
					 Record the average of these measurements as the section width and overall
					 width, respectively.
(6) Determine
					 tire outer diameter by measuring the maximum circumference of the tire and
					 dividing this dimension by pi (3.14).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 159 - NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES › Section 159.6 - Nonconforming tires

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No tire of a type and size designation specified in Table
						I of Appendix A that is designed for use on passenger cars and manufactured on
						or after October 1, 1972, but does not conform to all the requirements of this
						standard, shall be sold, offered for sale, introduced or delivered for
						introduction in interstate commerce, or imported into the United States, for
						any purpose.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 161 - GLAZING MATERIALS › Section 161.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to reduce injuries
						resulting from impact to glazing surfaces, to ensure a necessary degree of
						transparency in motor vehicle windows for driver visibility, and to minimize
						the possibility of occupants being thrown through the vehicle windows in
						collisions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 161 - GLAZING MATERIALS › Section 161.3 - Application

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This chapter shall apply to glazing materials for use in
						passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, motorcycles,
						slide-in campers and pickup covers designed to carry persons while in
						motion.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 161 - GLAZING MATERIALS › Section 161.4 - 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:
Camper
-A structure designed to be
						mounted in the cargo area of a truck, or attached to an incomplete vehicle with
						motive power, for the purpose of providing shelter for persons.
Motor home
-A multipurpose passenger
						vehicle that provides living accommodations for persons.
Pickup cover
-A camper having a roof and
						sides but without a floor, designed to be mounted on and removable from the
						cargo area of a truck by the user.
Slide-in camper
-A camper having a roof,
						floor, and sides, designed to be mounted on and removable from the cargo area
						of a truck by the user.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 161 - GLAZING MATERIALS › Section 161.5 - Requirements

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(a)
Materials.
Requirements for materials are as follows:
(1) Glazing materials for use in motor
					 vehicles, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall conform to the
					 American National Standard "Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for
					 Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highways," Z26.1-1966, July 15, 1966,
					 as supplemented by Z26.1a-1969, March 7, 1969, referred to in this chapter as
					 "ANS Z26."
(i) The chemicals specified for
					 testing chemical resistance in Tests Nos. 19 and 20 of ANS Z26 shall be:
(A) One percent solution of nonabrasive
					 soap.
(B) Kerosene.
(C) Undiluted denatured alcohol, Formula SD
					 No. 30 (one part 100% methyl alcohol in ten parts 190 proof ethyl alcohol by
					 volume).
(D) Commercial motor car
					 gasoline.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 161 - GLAZING MATERIALS › Section 161.6 - Certification and marking

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(a)
Marking.
Each prime glazing material manufacturer, except as
					 specified below, shall mark glazing materials manufactured by him in accordance
					 with section 6 of ANS Z26. The materials specified in §
											161.5(a)(2)(i) and
					 (ii) (relating to requirements) shall be
					 identified by the marks "AS 12" and "AS 13" respectively. A prime glazing
					 material manufacturer shall be one who fabricates, laminates, or tempers the
					 glazing material.
(b)
Certification.
Each prime glazing material manufacturer shall
					 certify each piece of glazing material to which this chapter applies that is
					 designed as a component of any specific motor vehicle or camper, pursuant to
					 section 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, by
					 adding to the mark required by subsection (a) in letters and numerals of the
					 size specified in section 6 of ANS Z26, the symbol "DOT" and a code mark of a
					 manufacturer, which will be assigned by the NHTSA on the written request of the
					 manufacturer.
(c)
Certification of components.
Each prime glazing material
					 manufacturer shall certify each piece of glazing material to which this chapter
					 applies that is designed to be cut into components for use in motor vehicles or
					 items of motor vehicle equipment, pursuant to section 114 of the National
					 Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15 U.S.C.A. §
												1403).
(d)
Marking by manufacturer or
					 distributor.
Each manufacturer or distributor who cuts a section of
					 glazing material to which this chapter applies, for use in a motor vehicle or
					 camper, shall mark that material in accordance with section 6 of ANS
					 Z26.
(e)
Certification by
					 manufacturer or distributor.
Each manufacturer or distributor who cuts
					 a section of glazing material to which this chapter applies, for use in a motor
					 vehicle or camper, shall certify that his product complies with this chapter in
					 accordance with section 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
					 Act (15 U.S.C.A. §
												1403).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 163 - WARNING DEVICES › Section 163.1 - Scope

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This chapter establishes requirements for devices,
						without self-contained energy sources, that are designed to be carried in motor
						vehicles and used to warn approaching traffic of the presence of a stopped
						vehicle, except for devices designed to be permanently affixed to the
						vehicle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 163 - WARNING DEVICES › Section 163.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to reduce deaths and
						injuries due to rear end collisions between moving traffic and disabled
						vehicles.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 163 - WARNING DEVICES › Section 163.3 - Application

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This chapter shall apply to devices, without
						self-contained energy sources, that are designed to be carried in motor
						vehicles and used to warn approaching traffic of the presence of a stopped
						vehicle, except for devices designed to be permanently affixed to the
						vehicle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 163 - WARNING DEVICES › Section 163.4 - 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:
Entrance angle
-The angle having as its
						sides the line through the center, and normal to the face, of the object to be
						tested, and the line from the center of the object to the center of the source
						of illumination, Figure 2 of Appendix A.
Fluorescent
-The property of emitting
						visible light due to the absorption of radiation of a shorter wavelength which
						may be outside the visible spectrum.
Observation angle
-The angle having as
						its sides the line from the observation point to the center of the object to be
						tested and the line from the center of that object to the center of the source
						of illumination, Figure 2 of Appendix A of this chapter.
Reflex reflective
-Reflective of light in
						directions close to the direction of incident light, over a wide range of
						variations in the direction of incident light.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 163 - WARNING DEVICES › Section 163.5 - Requirements

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(a)
Equipment.
Requirements for equipment shall be as follows:
(1) Reflex reflective material and
					 fluorescent material that meet the requirements of this chapter shall be
					 affixed to both faces of the warning device. Alternatively, a dual purpose
					 orange fluorescent and red reflective material that meets the requirements of
					 this chapter, referred to in this chapter as dual purpose material, may be
					 affixed to both faces in places of the reflective and fluorescent
					 materials.
(2) Each warning device
					 shall be protected from damage and deterioration by one of the following:
(i) By enclosure in an opaque protective
					 reusable container, except that two or three warning devices intended to be
					 sold for use as a set with a single vehicle may be enclosed in a single
					 container.
(ii) By secure
					 attachment to any light-tight, enclosed, and easily accessible compartment of a
					 new motor vehicle with which it is supplied by the vehicle
					 manufacturer.
(3) The
					 warning device shall be designed to be erected, and replaced in its container,
					 without the use of tools.
(4) The
					 warning device shall be permanently and legibly marked with all of the
					 following:
(i) Name of manufacturer.
(ii) Month and year of manufacture, which may
					 be expressed numerically, as "6/72."
(iii) The symbol "DOT," or the statement that
					 the warning device complies with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
					 standards.
(5) Each
					 warning device shall have instructions for its erection and display:
(i) The instructions shall be either
					 indelibly printed on the warning device or attached in such a manner that they
					 cannot be easily removed.
(ii)
					 Instructions for each warning device shall include a recommendation that the
					 driver activate the vehicular hazard warning signal lamps before leaving the
					 vehicle to erect the warning device.
(iii) Instructions shall include the
					 illustration depicted in Figure 3 of Appendix A indicating recommended
					 positioning.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 163 - WARNING DEVICES › Section 163.6 - Test procedures

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(a)
Conditions.
Test conditions shall be as follows:
(1) Submit the warning device to the
					 following conditioning sequence, returning the device after each step in the
					 sequence to ambient air at 68°F for at least 2 hours:
(i) Minus 40°F for 16 hours in a
					 circulating air chamber using ambient air which would have not less than 30%
					 and not more than 70% relative humidity at 70°F.
(ii) 150°F for 16 hours in a circulating
					 air oven using ambient air which would have not less than 30% and not more than
					 70% relative humidity at 70°F.
(iii) 100°F and 90% relative humidity for
					 16 hours.
(iv) Salt spray (fog)
					 test in accordance with American Society of Testing and Materials Standard
					 B-117, "Standard Method of Salt Spray (fog) testing," August, 1964, except that
					 the test shall be for four hours rather than 40 hours.
(v) Immersion for 2 hours in water at a
					 temperature of 100°F.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish
						specifications which define a unique identification emblem for use on
						slow-moving vehicles when operated or transported on public
						roads.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.2 - Scope

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This chapter establishes emblem dimensional
						specifications, performance requirements, and related test
						procedures.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.3 - Display requirements

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All farm machinery and implements of husbandry including
						all road construction and maintenance machinery designed to operate at 25 miles
						per hour or less, traveling on a public highway day or night shall display, on
						the rear of the vehicle, a slow-moving vehicle reflective emblem as specified
						in subsection (a) of the act. The emblem shall be positioned as near as
						practicable to the center of the machinery.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.4 - Description

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The identification emblem, Figure 1, shall consist of a
						fluorescent yellow-orange triangle with a dark, red reflective border. The
						yellow-orange fluorescent triangle is for daylight identification. The
						reflective border defines the shape of the fluorescent color in daylight and
						becomes a hollow red triangle in the path of motor vehicle headlights at night.
						The emblem may be permanently mounted or portable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.5 - Performance requirements

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(a)
Visibility.
The emblem shall be entirely visible in daylight
					 and at night from all distances between 600 feet and 100 feet (182.88 meters to
					 30.48 meters) from the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beam of
					 headlamps.
(b)
Dimensional
					 requirements.
The size shall be as shown in Figure 1.
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(c)
Color and reflectivity.
Requirements for color and
					 reflectivity are as follows:
(1) The
					 spectrophotometric color values of the yellow-orange fluorescent material shall
					 have a dominant wave length of 590,610 millimicrons and a purity of 98% before
					 test. After durability test, §
												165.6(b)
					 (relating to test procedures), the dominant wave length of the fluorescent
					 material shall not change more than 10%.
(2) The reflective material shall have
					 minimum intensity values at each of the angles listed in Table 1. After
					 durability test, §
												165.6(b), the
					 minimum reflective intensity values for the reflective material shall not
					 change more than 20% from the values specified in Table 1.
TABLE 1 - MINIMUM REFLECTIVE INTENSITY VALUES,
						R*
Divergence Angle,
								  deg
Incidence Angle,
								  deg
Reflective Intensity, R
0.2
0
10
0.2
15
7
0.2
30
5
0.5
0
5
0.5
15
4
0.5
30
2
*Measurements shall be conducted in accordance with
						photometric testing procedures for reflex-reflectors as specified in Society of
						Automotive Engineers Standard, SAE J594, Reflex Reflectors, and using 50,
						±5 sq. in. (322.6, ±32.3 sq. centimeters) of reflective material.
						The maximum dimension of the test surface shall not be greater than 1.5 times
						the minimum dimension. The reflective intensity (R) is computed from the
						equation.
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where
R = reflective intensity, candlepower per incident
						foot-candle per square foot
Lr = illumination incident upon receiver at observtion
						point, foot-candles
Ls = illumination incident upon a plane perpendicular to
						the incident ray at the test specimen position, foot-candles
d = distance from test specimen to source of illumination
						(100 ft. as specified in SAE J594), feet
A = area of test surface, square feet
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.6 - Test procedures

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(a)
References.
The emblem shall be tested in conformance with the
					 following sections from SAE J575, "Tests for Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices and
					 Components":
(1) Section B-Samples for
					 Tests.
(2) Section D-Laboratory
					 Facilities.
(3) Section E-Vibration
					 Test.
(4) Section H-Corrosion Test,
					 pertains to face of emblem only.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 165 - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM › Section 165.7 - Mounting

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(a)
General.
Both the permanently mounted emblem and the portable
					 emblem shall be mounted point up, see Figure 1, in a plane perpendicular to the
					 direction of travel plus or minus 10 degrees. The emblem shall be placed
					 centrally at the rear of the vehicle, unobscured and 2 to 6 feet (.61 to 1.83
					 meters) above the ground measured from the lower edge of the emblem. It may be
					 permanently attached to equipment when practical. Portable emblems shall be
					 mounted by using bracket sockets and identification emblem brackets specified
					 in ASAE Standard ASAE S277, "Mounting Brackets and Socket for Agricultural and
					 Industrial Equipment Warning Lamp and Slow-Moving Vehicle (SMV) Identification
					 Emblem."
(b)
Other
					 devices.
The emblem shall not replace such warning devices as tail
					 lamps, reflectors, flashing lights or warning flags and is not to be used as a
					 clearance marker for wide equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.1 - Authority

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This chapter, governing approval of portable emergency
						warning devices, has been promulgated under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4530
						(relating to portable emergency warning devices).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.2 - Scope and application

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Except for a truck registered as a Class I or Class II,
						every truck, truck tractor or bus, and every motor vehicle towing a trailer
						shall carry three portable emergency warning devices of a type specified in
						§
											167.3 (relating to types of
						warning devices), which are consistent with
						49 CFR
						393.95 (relating to emergency equipment on
						all power units).
The provisions of this §
													167.2 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														4103,
						  4530 and
						  6103.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
													167.3 (relating to types of
						  warning devices); and 67 Pa. Code §
													167.8 (relating to
						  display).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.4 - Vehicles equipped with warning devices on or after January 1, 1974

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(a)
Emergency reflective triangles.
Three bidirectional emergency
					 reflective triangles that conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
					 Safety Standard No. 125, section 571.125.
(b)
Supplementary devices.
Fusees, liquid-burning emergency flares, and red electric lanterns that conform
					 to §
											167.3 (relating to types of
					 warning devices) may be used to supplement the emergency reflective triangles
					 required in subsection (a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.5 - Flame producing devices prohibited on certain vehicles

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Liquid-burning emergency flares, fusees, oil lanterns or
						a signal produced by a flame may not be carried on a motor vehicle transporting
						explosives, Class A or Class B; a cargo tank motor vehicle used for the
						transportation of flammable liquids or flammable compressed gas whether loaded
						or empty; or a motor vehicle using compressed gas as a motor
						fuel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.6 - Requirements for fusees

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A fusee shall be adequate, reliable, capable of burning
						for at least 15 minutes, and shall comply with the specifications of the Bureau
						of Explosives, Two Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10001, dated February
						1969. A fusee shall be marked to show that it complies with the specifications
						of the Bureau of Explosives.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.7 - Requirements for red flags

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Red flags may be not less than 12 inches square, with
						standards adequate to maintain the flags in an upright
						position.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 167 - PORTABLE EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES › Section 167.8 - Display

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(a)
General.
Whenever a motor vehicle of a type referred to in
					 §
											167.2 (relating to scope and
					 application) is disabled or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder, the driver of
					 the stopped or disabled vehicle shall immediately flash the two front and two
					 rear signal lamps simultaneously as a vehicular traffic hazard warning and
					 continue the flashing until he places the warning devices of the type required
					 under §
											167.3 (relating to types of
					 warning devices) in use on the highway. The flashing signals shall be used
					 during the time the warning devices are picked up for storage before movement
					 of the vehicle. The flashing lights may be used at other times while a vehicle
					 is stopped in addition to, but not in lieu of, the warning devices of the type
					 required under §
											167.3.
(b)
Placement of warning
					 devices.
Requirements for placement shall be as follows:
(1)
General rule.
Except, as
					 provided in paragraph (2), whenever a vehicle is stopped or disabled upon the
					 roadway or the shoulder for any cause other than necessary traffic stops, the
					 driver shall as soon as possible, but in any event within 10 minutes, place the
					 warning devices of the type required under §
												167.3 in the following manner:
(i) One at the traffic side of the stopped or
					 disabled vehicle, within 10 feet of the front or rear of the vehicle.
(ii) One at a distance of approximately 100
					 feet from the stopped or disabled vehicle in the center of the traffic lane or
					 shoulder occupied by the vehicle and in the direction toward traffic
					 approaching in that lane.
(iii) One
					 at a distance of approximately 100 feet from the stopped or disabled vehicle in
					 the center of the traffic lane or shoulder occupied by the vehicle and in the
					 direction in which traffic in that lane is moving.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.1 - Purpose

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This chapter provides a procedure for the assessment of
						transient and steady-state smoke emissions from vehicular diesel engines using
						an engine dynamometer cycle which simulates normal operating conditions. While
						intended for engine development and evaluation, it is similar to a procedure
						which has been used for regulatory approval by the United States
						government.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.2 - Scope

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(a) This chapter
					 applies to the dynamometer test procedure which can be used to assess the smoke
					 emission characteristics of vehicular diesel engines. In particular, these
					 procedures describe the smoke emissions test, smoke test cycle, equipment and
					 instrumentation, instrument checks and chart reading and calculation, for
					 evaluation of the steady-state and transient smoke emission characteristics of
					 an engine.
(b) A full-flow smoke
					 opacimeter as opposed to other types of smokemeters shall be required because
					 the test is designed to monitor transient smoke. Sampling type instruments have
					 an excessive and variable delay and do not provide an accurate measurement of
					 the transient smoke output of the engine. Appendix A shows that the
					 Beer-Lambert law can be used to correlate opacity measurements with different
					 meter path lengths.
(c) Additional
					 or modified test conditions may be requested when this chapter is cited in a
					 request for a smoke assessment. These modified test conditions should be
					 clearly stated whenever the results of the smoke assessments are reported.
					 Similarly if the fuel is specified in the test request, this should be stated
					 when the results are reported.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.3 - 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:
Diesel smoke
-Particles, including
						aerosols, suspended in the engine's gaseous exhaust stream of the engine which
						obscure, reflect or refract light.
Full load power
-The power produced, at
						the speed being considered, when the throttle lever is placed in the maximum
						fuel position.
Idle speed
-The low idle speed of the
						engine as specified by the manufacturer.
Intermediate speed
-The peak torque speed
						or 60% of rated speed, whichever is higher.
Opacity
-That fraction of light
						transmitted from a source which is prevented from reaching the observer or
						instrument receiver expressed in percent [opacity =
						100%(1-transmittance)].
Peak torque speed
-The speed at which the
						engine develops maximum torque as stated by the manufacturer.
Rated brake power
-The maximum brake
						power output of an engine in horsepower (watts) as stated by the manufacturer,
						in accordance with SAE J270.
Rated speed
-The speed at which the
						manufacturer specifies the rated brake power of an engine.
Resolution
-The minimum distinguishable
						reading, for a given trace width and scale combination, expressed as a percent
						of full-scale.
Smoke opacimeter
-An optical instrument
						designed to measure the opacity of diesel exhaust gases. The full flow of
						exhaust gases passes through the optical unit. A smoke opacimeter is described
						in SAE J255.
Span
-The distance between zero and
						full-scale deflection of the readout device used with the smoke
						opacimeter.
Vehicular diesel engine
-A compression
						ignition internal combustion engine of less than 1000 horsepower, 745,700
						watts, used to propel on land, nonrail, mobile equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.5 - Smoke test cycle

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A smoke emissions test specified in the provisions of
						§
											169.4 (relating to smoke emission
						test) is conducted according to the following sequence:
(1)
Idle mode.
Idle the
					 engine for 1.5 to 2 minutes at the recommended low idle speed of the
					 manufacturer with the dynamometer controls set to provide minimum load by
					 turning the load switch to the "off" position or by adjusting the controls to
					 the minimum load position.
(2)
Acceleration mode.
Test procedures shall be as follows:
(i) Accelerate the engine at full throttle
					 against inertia or alternately against a preprogrammed dynamometer load such
					 that the engine speed increases to 85-90% of rated speed in 3.5 to 5.5 seconds.
					 For maximum repeatability on turbocharged engines with more than 1.5 pressure
					 ratio, this should be held to closer limits. The acceleration should be kept
					 linear within plus or minus 100 revolutions per minute.
(ii) When the engine reaches 85-90% of rated
					 speed, rapidly close the throttle and remove the dynamometer load, if any.
					 Apply the preset load required to perform the acceleration in subparagraph
					 (iii). Allow the engine speed to drop to the intermediate speed within plus or
					 minus 100 revolutions per minute.
(iii) Rapidly move the throttle to the full
					 throttle position and accelerate the engine against a dynamometer load schedule
					 such that the engine speed reaches 95-100% of rated speed in 10, plus or minus
					 2, seconds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.6 - Information to be recorded

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The following information shall be recorded in a test log
						for each smoke emissions test conducted:
(1)
Performance data.
The
					 following information shall be included:
(i)
					 Date, time of day, number of engine hours and observers.
(ii) Barometric pressure and standard dry and
					 wet bulb temperature readings.
(iii) Maximum observed power, fuel rate,
					 engine speed, intake air restriction, exhaust restriction and intake air
					 temperature at rated speed.
(iv)
					 Maximum observed torque, fuel rate, engine speed, intake air restriction and
					 intake air temperature at the intermediate speed.
(v) Smoke opacimeter type and identifying
					 number.
(vi) Exhaust pipe
					 diameter.
(vii) Calibrated and
					 observed values of calibration filter.
(viii) Other desired information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.8 - Instrument checks

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(a)
Smoke opacimeter.
The smoke opacimeter shall be checked
					 according to the following procedure prior to each test:
(1) Check the surfaces of the optical section
					 to verify that they are clean and free from foreign material and
					 fingerprints.
(2) Adjust the zero
					 control under conditions of "no smoke" to give a recorder trace of
					 zero.
(3) Use calibrated neutral
					 density filters having approximately 10%, 20% and 40% opacity to check the
					 linearity of the instrument. Deviations in excess of 1% of the calibrated value
					 of a filter should be corrected.
(i) Insert
					 the filter in the light path perpendicular to the axis of the beam and adjacent
					 to the opening from which the beam of light from the light source emanates and
					 note the recorder response.
(ii)
					 For maximum correlation of results, the calibration of the neutral density
					 filters should be traceable to the United States National Bureau of
					 Standards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 169 - DIESEL SMOKE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE › Section 169.9 - Chart reading-general engine applications

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The following procedure shall be used in reading the
						smoke opacimeter recorder chart:
(1)
					 Locate the start of the acceleration modes tested under the provisions of
					 §
											169.5(2)(i) and
					 (iii) (relating to smoke test cycle) and the
					 start of the lugging mode tested under the provisions of §
											169.5(3) on the
					 speed trace.
(i) Divide both of the
					 acceleration modes into .5 second intervals beginning at the start of the first
					 acceleration of each test. Determine the average smoke reading during each .5
					 second interval.
(ii) Locate and
					 record the 15 highest .5 second readings during both acceleration modes of each
					 smoke cycle. Average the 45 readings from the three cycles. Record and
					 designate this value as (a), which shall represent the acceleration smoke
					 characteristic of the engine.
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 A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 171.1 - Applicability

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(a)
Scope
. This chapter applies to equipment and safety
						requirements for school buses as provided for in
						75 Pa.C.S. §
													4552
						(relating to general requirements for school buses) and for other vehicles
						transporting school children as provided for in
						75 Pa.C.S. §
													4553
						(relating to general requirements for other vehicles transporting school
						children).
(b)
Exemptions
. School buses manufactured or converted prior to
						September 14, 1996, must comply with the regulations in effect at the time they
						were manufactured or converted, except that Subchapter G (relating to operation
						standards for vehicles subject to this chapter) applies to vehicles subject to
						this chapter regardless of the date of manufacture or conversion.
(c)
FMVSS
. Vehicles
						manufactured as school buses are required to be in compliance with FMVSS as
						established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at
						49 CFR
						571 (relating to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
						Standards).
(d)
Federal
						Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
. Vehicles manufactured as school
						buses and operating in interstate commerce are required to be in compliance
						with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations as established by the Federal
						Highway Administration (FHWA) at 49 CFR Parts 393 and 396 (relating to parts
						and accessories necessary for safe operation; and inspection, repair and
						maintenance). See Appendix A.
The provisions of this §
														171.1 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 A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 171.3 - Modification

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A secondary manufacturer which modifies the original
						  school bus shall guarantee the performance of workmanship and materials
						  resulting from the modification.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 171.23
							 (relating to frame).
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 B - SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS STANDARDS › Section 171.11 - Applicability

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This subchapter applies to all school buses, unless a
						  particular requirement is by its terms applicable only to one or more types of
						  school 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 B - SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS STANDARDS › Section 171.12 - Air cleaner

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The engine intake air cleaner system shall be installed
						  in accordance with the chassis manufacturer's specifications. Engine intake
						  cleaner system components shall comply with the engine manufacturer's
						  specifications.
The provisions of this §
														171.12 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 B - SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS STANDARDS › Section 171.13 - Axles

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The front and rear axles, including suspension
						  assemblies, shall have a gross axle weight rating at ground at least equal to
						  that portion of the load as would be imposed by the chassis manufacturer's
						  maximum gross vehicle weight rating.