Sec.14-275a-62. Reflectors

(a) Required reflectors shall be marked with an SAE or Department of Transportation designation.

(b) Any school bus may have reflectorized tape, otherwise known as retro-reflective sheeting, applied to the sides and rear, if such tape complies with and is installed in accordance with the following requirements:

1. Approved reflective tape or sheeting shall reflect a yellow color with a reflectivity meeting the requirements of 49 CFR 571.131 Table 1 and shall have a daytime color of National School Bus Yellow. Approved reflective tape shall be no less than three quarters (3/4) inch nor more than two (2) inches in width.

2. The rear of the bus body may have the perimeter outlined with strips of approved reflective tape. The perimeter shall be considered as strips applied horizontally above the rear windows and above the rear bumper, extending from the rear emergency exit perimeter marking (if present), outward to the left and right rear corners of the bus; and vertical strips applied at the corners connecting the horizontal strips.

3. All emergency exits should be marked and outlined with reflective tape as prescribed per FMVSS 217.

4. The sides of the bus body may be marked with approved reflective tape extending horizontally the length of the bus body and located vertically between the floor-line and the belt-line.

(Adopted effective May 2, 2007)