Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines - APTAStandards.com
Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines - APTAStandards.com
Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines - APTAStandards.com
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<strong>Standard</strong> <strong>Bus</strong> <strong>Procurement</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong><br />
Two forward-facing mobility aid securement positions, as close to the wheelchair loading system as<br />
practical, shall be replaced or modified to provide parking space and secure tiedown for a passenger in a<br />
wheelchair.<br />
Additional equipment, including passenger restraint seat belts and wheelchair securement devices shall<br />
be provided for two wheelchair passengers. Passenger restraint seat belts shall be provided to<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>modate passengers in electrically powered wheelchairs. All belt assemblies must stow up and out<br />
of the way when not in use.<br />
5.4.5.4.4 Interior Circulation<br />
Maneuvering room inside the bus shall ac<strong>com</strong>modate easy travel for a passenger in a wheelchair from<br />
the loading device through the bus to the designated parking area, and back out. No portion of the<br />
wheelchair or its occupant shall protrude into the normal aisle of the bus when parked in the designated<br />
parking space(s). As a guide, no width dimension should be less than 34 inches. Areas requiring 90degree<br />
turns of wheelchairs should have a clearance arc dimension no less than 45 inches and in the<br />
parking area where 180-degree turns are expected, space should be clear in a full 60-inch-diameter<br />
circle. A vertical clearance of 12 inches above the floor surface should be provided on the outside of<br />
turning areas for wheelchair footrest provided on the outside of turning areas for wheelchair footrest. *<br />
5.4.5.4.5 Passenger Information<br />
ADA priority seating signs as required and defined by 49 CFR, Part 38.27 shall be provided to identify<br />
the seats designated for passengers with disabilities.<br />
Requirements for a public information system in accordance with 49 CFR, Part 38.35 shall be provided<br />
as required in Section 5.4.9.5 of Part 5: Technical Specifications.<br />
Requirements for a stop-request passenger signal in accordance with 49 CFR, Part 38.37 shall be<br />
provided as required in Section 5.4.9.3 of Part 5: Technical Specifications.<br />
Requirements for exterior destination signs in accordance with 49 CFR, Part 38.39 shall be provided as<br />
required in Section 5.4.9.1 of Part 5: Technical Specifications.<br />
5.4.6 OPERATOR PROVISIONS<br />
5.4.6.1 OPERATOR’S AREA<br />
5.4.6.1.1 General<br />
The operator’s work area shall be designed to minimize glare to the extent possible. Objects within and<br />
adjacent to this area shall be matte black or dark gray in color wherever possible to reduce the reflection<br />
of light onto the windshield. The use of polished metal and light-colored surfaces within and adjacent to<br />
the operator’s area shall be avoided. Such objects include dash panels, switches and controls, cowlings,<br />
windshield wipers and arms, barriers and modesty panels, fare box and wheelchair lift stanchions, access<br />
panels and doors, fasteners, flooring, ventilation and heating ducting, window and door frames, and<br />
Technical Specifications 172 10/18/07
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