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 Title14 Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline
 SubTitle14-275a-1_14-275a-87. Minimum Requirements for Type II (Type 2) School Bus Construction and Equipment

  Sec.14-275a-66. Seating  

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  • (a) Passenger Seating

    1. All seats shall have a minimum cushion depth of fifteen (15) inches and must comply with all requirements of FMVSS No. 222.

    2. Each seat leg shall be secured to the floor by a minimum of two (2) bolts, washers and nuts. Flange-head nuts may be used in lieu of nuts and washers, or seats may be track-mounted in conformance with FMVSS No.222. If track seating is installed, the manufacturer shall supply minimum seat spacing dimensions applicable to the bus, which comply with FMVSS No. 222. This information shall be on a label permanently affixed to the bus.

    3. All seat frames attached to the seat rail shall be fastened with two (2) bolts, washers and nuts or flange-head nuts.

    4. All school buses (including Type A) shall be equipped with restraining barriers, which conform to FMVSS No. 222.

    5. A flip-up seat may be installed at any side emergency door, provided that, it conforms with FMVSS No. 222 and aisle clearance requirements of FMVSS 217. The flip-up seat shall be free of sharp projections on the underside of the seat bottom. The underside of the flip-up seat bottom shall be padded or contoured to reduce the possibility of clothing being snagged or personal injury during use. Flip-up seats shall be constructed to prevent passenger limbs from becoming entrapped between the seat back and the seat cushion when the seat is in the upright position. The seat cushion shall be designed to rise to and be secured in its vertical position when it is not occupied.

    (b) Pre-School Age Seating when installed, all passenger seats designed to accommodate a child or infant carrier seat shall comply with FMVSS No. 225. These seats shall be in compliance with The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses."

    (c) Driver Seat

    1. The driver's seat supplied by the body company shall be a high back seat with a minimum seat back adjustable to fifteen (15) degrees, without requiring the use of tools, and a head restraint to accommodate a 95th percentile adult male, as defined in FMVSS No. 208. The driver's seat shall be secured with nuts, bolts and washers or flanged-head nuts.

    2. Type A buses may utilize the standard driver's seat provided by the chassis manufacturer.

    (d) Driver Restraint System

    A Type 2 lap/shoulder belt shall be provided for the driver. The assembly shall be equipped with an emergency locking retractor for the continuous belt system. On all buses except Type A equipped with a standard chassis manufacturers driver's seat, the lap/shoulder belt shall be designed to allow for easy adjustment in order to fit properly and to effectively protect drivers varying in size from 5th percentile adult female to 95th percentile adult male.

(Adopted effective May 2, 2007)