146FNSW rule: emergency exits for buses

#### 146F NSW rule: emergency exits for buses 146F NSW rule: emergency exits for buses (cf 2007 reg Sch 2 cl 189) > > (1) In the case of a single-deck bus not provided for in subrule (2), there must be— > > > > > (a) at least 1 emergency exit at the extreme rear of the passenger compartment measuring not less than 1.3 metres by 530 millimetres, or > > > > > (b) at least 1 emergency exit fitted in the roof of the rear half of the passenger compartment having a minimum area of 7000 square centimetres and no dimension less than 530 millimetres and, in the case of a bus first registered on or after 1 January 1963 that does not have a door accessible to passengers fitted in each side of the vehicle, there must be located in the rear half of the passenger compartment on the side on which a door is not fitted, an emergency exit measuring not less than 600 millimetres by 530 millimetres. > > > (2) In the case of a single-deck bus with its engine or any other obstruction at its rear, there must be an emergency exit as prescribed in subrule (1)(b) near the centre of the passenger compartment. > > > (3) At the rear of a double-deck bus there must be at least 2 emergency exits, 1 situated above and the other below the level of the floor of the upper deck. Any such exit must measure not less than 1.3 metres by 530 millimetres. > > > (4) However, it is sufficient compliance with subrule (3) if— > > > > > (a) the bus is fitted with a rear platform, and > > > > > (b) access from outside the vehicle to the platform extends transversely across the rear of the bus for a distance of not less than 450 millimetres, and > > > > > (c) there is at the rear of the bus at least 1 emergency exit situated above the level of the floor of the upper deck complying in other respects with the requirements of subrule (3). > > > (5) Any emergency exit— > > > > > (a) must be clear of any obstruction, and > > > > > (b) must, where necessary, be equipped inside and outside with a suitable opening and closing device, and > > > > > (c) must be indicated by a prominent notice inside and outside the bus displaying the words “Emergency Exit”.