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VIII- 11 aggregate, or by the private sector, of more than $100 Million annually. This Final Rule is no, that costly.
A- 1 REFERENCES 1. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 101st Congress, Part II - Pu >lic Transportation by Intercity and Commuter Rail; Sec. 222 - Public Entities Operating Fixed Rc lute Systems, Sec. 223 - Paratransit as a Complement to Fixed Route, and Sec. 224 - Public Entitil :s Operating a Demand Response System. July 26, 1990. 2. 36 CFR Part 1192 - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles, Proposed Guidelines, Subpart B - Large Buses and Systems (GVWR greater than 19,500 lbs.) and Subpart G - Vans and Small Buses (GVWR less than or equal to 19,500 lbs.), prepared by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Control Board (ATBCIB), 56 FR 11824-11871. Also see Final Guidelines, Subpart B-Buses, Vans and Systems (56 FR 45529-45581) and 49 CFR Parts 27, 37,and 38, Transportation for Individuals with Disabilititcs, Final Rule, Department of Transportation (DOT)(% FR 45584-454804). 3. VA Standard Design and Test Criteria for Safety and Quality of Automotive Wheelchair Li 13 Systems for Passenger Motor Vehicles, VAPC-A-7708-3, June 28, 1977. 4.Wheelchair Lifting Device for Entry and Exit from a Personally Licensed Vehicle, SAE Dr;lft Recommended Practice, Revision 6, October 1, 1990. 5 ..National Workshop on the Bus-Wheelchair Accessibility, Guideline Specifications for Active Wheelchair (WC) Lifts, Passive WC Lifts, WC Ramps, and WC Securement Device ,UMTA Publication-UMTA-ITO6-0322-87, May 1986 6. Anthropometry of Motor Vehicle Occupants, Volume I, Robbins, D.H., Schneider, L.W., Pflug, M.A., and Snyder, R.G., UMTRI-83-53-1, DTNH22-80-07502, December, 1983. 7. APTA 1990 & 1997 Transit Facts Book, American Public Transit Association, Research and Statistics Division, 1201 New York Avenue, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 898-4000. 8. School Bus Fleet, DecembedJanuary 1990 issue, Bobit Research Department, Bobit Publications, 25 12 Artesia Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA. 90278-3296. 9. Standard and Poors as well as Dunn and Bradstreet, Inc., data review. 10. Flexible Co-rporation delivered 34 heavy duty transit buses to the WMATA under a $5.5 million contract (avg. cost was $162K per bus). Source: 1990 Ward's Automotive. Based on information received 10/03/90, Dun and Bradstreet, hc. estimated a State of Kentucky c0ntrac.t with American Transportation Corp. for 200 school buses equipped with special safety equipment to be worth $8 million (or avg. cost of $40K per bus).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary..........
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s-2 The annual number of persons in
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11. BACKGROUND 11- 1 Guidelines per
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11-3 and strength; control panel le
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111-2 Generally, there is very litt
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111-4 Table 111-1 Preliminary Natio
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111-6 The NEISS database lacks the
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111-8 Public Transit & Paratransit
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w-2 identifying the relevant lift c
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IV-4 MEASURE RED FLASHING BEACON OR
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IV-6 Acceleration is to be measured
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IV-8 FIGURE IV-2 :i a la Y t Permir
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IV-10 and vehicle size. This requir
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v-12 7. Prepare test block fnction
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IV-14 Gaps, Transitions and Opening
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Figure m-3 Allowable transition dim
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IV-18 sliding or being driven over
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v-20 traveling too fast, in the for
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Page 75 and 76: VI-12 FMVSS No. 141 Lift Certificat
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