N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-50B.30

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 13:20-50B.30 - Rub rails

(a) There shall be one rub rail located on each side of the school bus approximately at seat cushion level that shall extend from the rear side of the service door completely around the school bus body (except the emergency door, the service door, the service compartment, and, on a Type A school bus and a Type B school bus constructed on a cutaway chassis, the driver's entrance door) to the point of curvature near the outside cowl on the left side of the school bus.

(b) There shall be one additional rub rail located on each side approximately at the floor line that shall cover the same longitudinal area as the upper rub rail, except at the wheelhousing, and shall extend only to the radii of the right and left rear corners of the school bus.

(c) Each rub rail shall be attached at each body post and at all other upright structural members.

(d) Each rub rail, in its finished form, shall be four inches or more in width. Each rub rail shall be constructed of 16-gauge steel or suitable material of equivalent strength, and shall be constructed in corrugated or ribbed fashion.

(e) Both rub rails shall be applied outside the body or outside the body posts. Pressed-in or snap-on rub rails do not satisfy the requirements of this section.

(f) Rub rails are not required to extend around the rear corners on a Type A school bus or on a Type D school bus with a rear engine compartment.

(g) There shall be a rub rail or equivalent bracing located horizontally at the bottom edge of the body side skirts.

(h) Rub rails shall be black and/or National School Bus Yellow.

(i) Rub rails on buses manufactured in February 2012 or later shall be attached on the full length of luggage compartment doors, in alignment with adjacent rub rails on the body of the vehicle.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-50B.30

Amended by R.2012 d.023, effective 2/6/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1831(a), 44 N.J.R. 287(b).
In (h), inserted "and/or National School Bus Yellow"; and added (i).
Amended by R.2012 d.186, effective 11/5/2012.
See: 44 N.J.R. 1188(a), 44 N.J.R. 2906(c).
In (i), inserted "on buses manufactured in February 2012 or later".