N.J. Admin. Code § 16:53-3.8

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 16:53-3.8 - Emergency exits

(a) An emergency door located in the center of the rear vertical plane of the autobus body or in the left side of the autobus body between the center of the autobus and the extreme rear of the autobus body shall be provided. The emergency door shall have a clearance with the door open of not less than 10 inches at the floor line and not less than 18 inches from a point 12 inches above the floor line to the upper belt panel.

(b) The emergency door shall be conspicuously marked in letters at least one inch high with the words "EMERGENCY DOOR" or "EMERGENCY EXIT" on the inside of the autobus body as provided in 49 CFR § 393.62(e), incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

(c) The emergency door shall be constructed and maintained in such condition as to be readily opened by passengers in case of emergency.

(d) A clear passage to the emergency door of not less than ten inches in width and free from all obstruction shall be provided and maintained.

(e) The emergency door shall be equipped with an audible or visible signal to warn the driver when the door is not completely closed.

(f) In lieu of an emergency door, each autobus shall have adequate means of escape for passengers through push-out type windows. Roof hatches shall also be required where there is no rear push-out type window. Each push-out type window so constructed shall have a frame or sash so designed, constructed, and maintained as to permit the opening thereof with reasonable effort. Both push-out type windows and roof hatches shall conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217 (49 CFR § 571.217), incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:53-3.8

As amended, R.1983 d.110, eff. 5/2/1983.
See: 14 N.J.R. 1347(a), 15 N.J.R. 694(b).
(f) added: "Roof hatches ... type window"; and "both push-out ... FMVSS217".
Amended by R.2002 d.295, effective 9/3/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 1327(b), 34 N.J.R. 3099(a).
Rewrote (b) and (f).
Amended by R.2008 d.49, effective 3/3/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3889(a), 40 N.J.R. 1357(b).
In (a), substituted "autobus" for "bus" throughout and "10" for "ten; and in (b), deleted "and shall be identified by a red light" following "body" and updated the CFR reference.