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Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines 5.4.5.3.2 Materials and Construction Structure of the doors, their attachments, inside and outside trim panels, and any mechanism exposed to the elements shall be corrosion-resistant. Door panel construction shall be of corrosion-resistant metal or reinforced fiberglass. The doors, when fully opened, shall provide a firm support and shall not be damaged if used as an assist by passengers during ingress or egress. The front leaves of the passenger doors shall overlap the rear leaves. 5.4.5.3.3 Dimensions Baseline: Use with standard 30-inch doorway opening width. Each door opening width shall be no less than 30 inches with the doors fully opened. Alternative: Use for doorway opening width greater than 30 inches. Also see Sections 5.1.5.3 and 5.4.5.1.1 The front door opening width shall be no less than (procuring agency insert figure) inches with the doors fully opened. The rear door opening width shall be no less than (procuring agency insert figure) inches with the doors fully opened. Note: Either or both doorway may be specified to have a width greater than 30 inches. The Procuring Agency should note that increased doorway width may result in a reduction of seating capacity. Technical Specifications 168 10/18/07
Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines When open, the doors shall leave an opening no less than 84.5 inches in height. Allowable projection into the door opening is shown on the figure “Transit Coach Minimum Door Opening.”. Projections shall not form a hazard to passengers. The open doorway clear width, including door-mounted passenger assists or touch bars, shall be no less than 24 inches for each doorway, or equivalent facilitation in accordance with ADA described in 49 CFR Part 38 as determined by the FTA. The doorway equipped for the ingress and egress of passengers in wheelchairs shall have a clear width no less than 34 inches. These doorways shall have a clear door opening height above a raised lift platform or the highest point of an access ramp of no less than 68 inches. 5.4.5.3.4 Door Glazing The upper section (1/2 door height) of both front and rear doors shall be glazed for no less than 45 percent of the respective door opening area of each section. The lower section of the front door shall be glazed for no less than 25 percent of the door opening area of the section. The edge of a 6-inch-high curb shall be visible to the seated operator through the closed front door when the bus is more than 12 inches from the curb. Baseline: Use when standard (glass) side windows are specified in Section 5.4.7.4.2. The door panel glazing material shall satisfy the requirements of ANSI Z26.1 Test Grouping 2 and the Recommended Practices defined in SAE J673. 5.4.5.3.5 Door Projection Alternative: Use when polycarbonate or acrylic side windows are specified in Section 5.4.7.4.2. The door panel glazing material in the front doorway shall satisfy the requirements of ANSI Z26.1 Test Grouping 2 and the Recommended Practices defined in SAE J673. Glazing material in the rear doorway door panels shall be the same material, thickness and color as the side windows defined in Section 5.4.7.4.2. Exterior projection of the doors shall be minimized and shall not exceed 13 inches during the opening or closing cycles or when doors are fully opened. Projection inside the bus shall not exceed 21 inches. The closing edge of each door panel shall have no less than 2 inches of soft weather stripping. The doors, when closed, shall be effectively sealed and the hard surfaces of the doors shall be at least 4 inches apart. Requirements for sensitive door edges are defined in Section 5.4.5.3.7. 5.4.5.3.6 Door Height Above Pavement Technical Specifications 169 10/18/07
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