117Specifications for warning signs

117 Specifications for warning signs (1) A warning sign at the front of the bus must: (a) display the words ‘school bus’ in capital letters at least 100 millimetres high; or (b) display an image of 2 children in the same proportions as the children in AS 1743 Road Signs – Specifications (image W6 3), with the image of the taller child at least 230 millimetres high. (2) A warning sign at the rear of the bus must display an image of 2 children in the same proportions as the children in AS 1743 Road Signs – Specifications (image W6-3), with the image of the taller child at least 230 millimetres high.

Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations 2003 – Australian Vehicle Standards Rules 59 (3) The warning sign mentioned in subrules (1) (b) and (2) must: (a) be a rectangular shape at least: (i) if warning lights are on the warning sign – 550 millimetres wide and 400 millimetres high; and (ii) in any other case – 400 millimetres wide and 250 millimetres high; and (b) have a black border; and (c) have black graphics and be coated with yellow retro-reflective material of class 1 or 2 that meets Australian Standard AS 1906 Retro-reflective Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes.