School Bus Specifications - Texas Department of Public Safety

____Lamp, step well1. Actuated by opening service door when the headlight/clearance lights areon2. Must be installed to prevent a burn hazard____Mirror, interior1. Minimum 6” x 30” with rounded corners and protected edges2. Either clear-view laminated glass or clear-view glass bonded to a backing3. Type A can have a minimum of fifty (50) square inches____Body data (identification) plate1. Permanently attached metal plate, with rivets, in driver’s area2. Decals and glue are not acceptable3. Indicate manufacturer, date of body manufactured, body serial number,and maximum design capacity and equipped capacity4. Indicate State and specification year manufactured for Ex: TX 08____Reflective material1. Rear of busa. Horizontal above rear windowsb. Horizontal above rear bumperc. Vertical strips connecting one (1) & two (2) aboved. Minimum one and three fourths (1¾) inch reflective yellow material2. Rear/Front of BusReflective yellow background of “School Bus” signs (if not lighted)3. Side of Busa. Minimum one and three fourths (1¾) inch reflective yellow materialfull length of busb. Vertical location immediately below the seat rub railc. Reflective yellow background of “School Bus” signs (if not lighted)4. Bumpers, Front and Rear (optional)a. Forty five (45) degree diagonal yellow or black strips, two (2) inch toone quarter (¼) inch wide reflective materialb. Reflective material spaced two (2) inch to one fourth (¼) inch apart____Seat, barriers/panels1. Barrier in front of each front passenger seat (see spec for details)2. Minimum twenty (20) inch, metal hand rail on both sides of entry door(snag-proof design)3. Must be upholsteredC-9C-10C-1C-12C-12Section G-12