Memorandum - NHTSA

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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).