Section 575 IAC 1-2.5-30 - DoorsAuthority: IC 20-27-3-4
Affected: IC 20-27-9
Sec. 30.
(a) The passenger service door must:(1) Be power or manually operated by the driver and must open easily but must not open accidentally. The controls for an air, vacuum, or electric powered service door must be close to the driver's seat. A hand lever on on [sic.] a service door must be designed to prevent hand injuries.(2) Be located on the side opposite the driver and within the driver's direct view.(3) Be designed as follows: (A) split-type door (any sectioned door that divides and opens inward or outward). If one (1) section of the door opens inward and the other opens outward, the front section must open outward;(B) fold-type door (jack-knife).(4) Have a minimum horizontal opening of 24 inches and a minimum vertical opening of 68 inches.(5) Have lower and upper panels made of safety glass. The bottom of the lower glass panel must not be more than 35 inches from the ground when the bus is unloaded. The tops of the upper glass panels must not be more than six (6) inches from the top of the door.(6) Have flexible material covering the vertical closing edges of the door.(7) Have interior padding, at least three (3) inches wide and one (1) inch thick, covering the full width of the top of the door opening.(b) The emergency door must:(1) Be located in the center of the back of the bus or in the back half of the driver's side of the bus.(2) Have a minimum horizontal opening of 24 inches and a minimum vertical opening of 48 inches, measured from the floor.(3) Have the words "EMERGENCY DOOR" spelled in letters at least two (2) inches high, over the inside and outside of the emergency door.(4) If hinged, open from the inside and outside of the bus and be equipped with a fastening device that releases quickly but not accidentally. The device that opens the emergency door from the outside must be designed to prohibit the hitching of rides. Each door must have a label on it that explains how the door operates. Operation of the emergency door must not be controlled from the driver's seat.(5) Be equipped with a slide-bar cam-operated lock that has a minimum stroke of one (1) inch. All emergency door locks must have an electric-type plunger switch that is connected to a buzzer in the driver's compartment. The switch must be enclosed to prevent deactivation, and wires leading from the switch must be concealed in the bus body. Any movement of the slide-bar must immediately activate the switch and the buzzer. The emergency door lock must have an interior handle that extends approximately to the center of the emergency door. The lock may be released only by lifting the handle.(6) Be hinged on the right side if the door is located in the back of the bus; the door must be hinged on the front side if on the driver's side of the bus.(7) Have no steps leading to the emergency door.(8) Contain at least 400 square inches of safety glass in the upper portion and 350 square inches in the lower portion.(9) Have an audible signal that alerts the driver when the emergency door is open. The ignition switch must activate the signal.(10) Have interior padding, at least three (3) inches wide and one (1) inch thick, covering the full width of the top of the door opening.(c) Passageway to the service and emergency doors must not be obstructed by any object. State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-2.5-30; filed Jun 20, 1988, 8:50 am: 11 IR 3848; readopted filed Oct 10, 2001, 3:37 p.m.: 25 IR 938; readopted filed Jun 19, 2007, 10:10 a.m.: 20070704-IR-575070225RFA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2013, 11:21 a.m.: 20131211-IR-575130420RFA