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luggage rack that runs the full length of the luggage rack so that a 5th-percentile female passenger may
easily move the length of the aisle using one hand and then the other without losing support. Excluding
those mounted on the luggage racks, the assists shall be between 1.25 and 1 .50 inches in diameter or
width with radii no less than 0.25 inches and be yellow powder coated. All passenger assists except for
the luggage rack nosing shall permit full hand grip with no less than 1 .50 inches of knuckle clearance
around the assist.
2.13.3.2 FRONT DOORWAY
Front doors, or the entry area, shall be fitted with assists no less than 3/4 inch in width. Assists shall be
as far outward as practicable, but shall be no further than 6 inches from the outside edge of lower step
tread and shall be easily grasped by a 5th-percentile female boarding from street level. Door assists
shall be functionally continuous with the horizontal front passenger assist and the vertical assist on the
front modesty panel.
2.13.3.3 VESTIBULE
The aisle of the driver's barrier panel shall be fitted with vertical passenger assists that are functionally
continuous with the overhead assists that extend to within 36 inches of the floor. These assists shall
have sufficient clearance from the barrier to prevent inadvertent wedging of a passenger's arm and shall
be in complete compliance with ADA requirements.
A horizontal passenger assist shall be located in the front of the coach adjacent to the driver's area. The
horizontal passenger assist maximum will be no more than 35".
The assists at the front of the coach shall be arranged to permit a 5th percentile female passenger to
easily reach from the front door assist to the horizontal assist, then to the vertical assist.
2.13.4 PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
2.13.4.1 DESTINATION SIGNS
The destination sign system shall be a Twin Vsion multi-color all LED or approved equal. The sign
message shall be readable by a person with 20/20 vision from 250 feet. The characters formed by the
LED's shall meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) reference 49
CFR Section 38.39. The sign shall be legible from 65 degrees on either side of a line perpendicular to
the center of the display. The readings of the front and side destination signs shall be posted by an
electronically controlled mechanism. The electronic control shall be operable by the driver and the
posting shall be completed within 10 seconds from the time the driver actuates the control. The system
shall be required to store no less than 10,000 message lines, based upon an average of up to 12
characters per message line. This memory shall be easily programmable from inside the coach for
message revisions by means of a portable memory transfer unit. The front sign shall contain a matrix of
1792 pixels, 16 rows by 112 columns on a display area not less than 9.5 inches high and 67.8 inches
wide. All alpha numerical characters shall be capable of being displayed in each position. A complete
list of readings will be supplied to the successful bidder.
A front run number box shall also be installed on the dash to the right of the driver. The front run