Section Trans 300.02 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Attended" means the driver is in the immediate area of the school bus service door or, in the case of a bus equipped with a power lift, the driver is assisting an individual with disabilities to board or exit.(1m) "Department" means the department of transportation.(2) "Driver's compartment" means the area forward of the rearmost portion of the driver's seat across the entire width of the bus.(2m) "FMVSS" means federal motor vehicle safety standard.(3) "GAWR" means the gross axle weight rating.(4) "GVWR" means the gross vehicle weight rating.(4g) "Lights" or "lamps" mean devices that emit light, either to illuminate roads, license plates and similar items, or to warn motorists and the public of the presence of a school bus and the need for due care. In this chapter, both terms have the same meaning and may be used interchangeably.(4m) "Rebody" means the placing of a new or replacement school bus body on a previously-licensed school bus chassis.(5) "SAE" means the society of automotive engineers.(6)(a) "School bus" or "bus" means a passenger motor vehicle which is designed to carry 10 or more passengers in addition to the driver, is painted in accordance with s. 347.44(1), Stats., and transports persons as described in s. 340.01(56) (a) and (am), Stats. A school bus may be classed as one of the following types: 1. A type "A" school bus is a conversion or body constructed upon a van-type or cutaway front-section vehicle with a left side driver's door, designed for carrying more than 10 persons. This definition shall include the following 2 classifications:a. Type A-I, with a GVWR over 10,000 pounds.b. Type A-II, with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds and under.2. A type "B" school bus is a conversion or body constructed and installed upon a van or front-section vehicle chassis, or stripped chassis, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying more than 10 persons. Part of the engine is beneath or behind, or both, the windshield and beside the driver's seat. The entrance door is behind the front wheels.3. A type "C" school bus is a body installed upon a flat back cowl chassis, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying more than 10 persons. All of the engine is in front of the windshield and the entrance door is behind the front wheels.4. A type "D" school bus is a body installed upon a chassis, with the engine mounted in the front, midships, or rear, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying more than 10 persons. The engine may be behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat, or it may be at the rear of the bus, behind the rear wheels, or midships between the front and rear axles. The entrance door is ahead of the front wheels.(b) "School bus" does not include an alternative vehicle, a human service vehicle, a motor bus or a motor vehicle operated as part of an urban mass transit system, in accordance with s. 340.01(56) (b), Stats.(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of transportation.(7m) "Vehicular hazard warning lamps" means utilization of all turn signal lights simultaneously by actuating the vehicular hazard warning switch.(8) "Wheelchair" means any specially constructed wheeled device used exclusively for the movement of individuals with physical disabilities.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 300.02
Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; renum. (1) to (1m), Cr. (1), (2m), (4m), (7m), am. (8), Register, February, 1995, No. 470, eff. 3-1-95; r and recr. (6), Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98.CR 15-069: cr. (7r) Register April 2016 No. 724, eff. 5-1-16; renum. (7r) to (4g) under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register April 2016 No. 724, eff.5/1/2016Amended by, CR 22-048: am. (1), (8) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8/1/2023