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3.4.5
* Weight per school child including his / her luggage (school bag, tiffin bag, etc.)
** Weight of driver and attendant including their luggage (75kg per person )
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Page 2/6 Add following new clause 3.4.4 after clause 3.4.3:
3.4.4 Seat Dimensions: Every seating position for school children
shall be at least 265 mm in width and 350 mm in depth.
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Amendment
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General Remarks:
II
Remark
Misc.
AIS-063
INTRODUCTION
The Government of India felt the need for a permanent agency to expedite the
publication of standards and development of test facilities in parallel when the
work on the preparation of the standards is going on, as the development of
improved safety critical parts can be undertaken only after the publication of the
standard and commissioning of test facilities. To this end, the Ministry of Surface
Transport (MOST) has constituted a permanent Automotive Industry Standard
Committee (AISC) vide order No. RT-11028/11/97-MVL dated September 15,
1997. The standards prepared by AISC will be approved by the permanent CMVR
Technical Standing Committee (CTSC). After approval, the Automotive Research
Association of India, (ARAI), Pune, being the secretariat of the AIS Committee,
has published this standard. For better dissemination of this information ARAI
may publish this document on their Web site.
The need was felt to specially address the requirements pertaining to school
buses, giving importance to the safety of school children.
This standard lays down the specific requirements for school buses and would be
a necessary adjunct to the Code of Practice for Bus Body Design and Approval
AIS-052.
The Automotive Industry Standards Committee responsible for preparation of this
standard is given in Annexure: I
III
AIS-063
SCOPE :
This standard lays down special requirements for school buses over and
above the requirements laid for buses in AIS : 052 Code of practice
for bus body design and approval . The standard will apply to M2 and
M3 category of vehicles with a seating capacity of 13 passengers and
above excluding driver meant for school bus application. These
additional requirements are applicable for buses used for transporting
children to and from school, which is henceforth, referred to as School
Bus. These additional requirements are being laid down for the
following reasons.
(i) To maximize safety and minimize severity of injuries.
(ii) To take care of specific needs related to school going children.
2.0
DEFINITIONS :
For the purposes of this standard the following definitions shall apply.
2.1
Stop signal arm is a device that can be extended outward from the
side of school bus, to provide a signal to other motorists not to pass
the bus because it has stopped to load or discharge passengers.
2.2
2.3
Retracting step is a step used for entry into bus, but when not in use
can be retracted inward and upward to enable normal operation of the
bus.
2.4
3.0
REQUIREMENTS :
3.1
Identification :
3.1.1
All school buses must have an external colour of `Golden Yellow. This
colour shall be as per IS 5 1994 ( as amended from time to time ) For
school identification, a band of 150mm wide of `Golden Brown colour
may be provided on all sides of the bus below the window level.
3.1.2
The school bus insignia shall have a dimension of 350 x 350 mm and a
back drop of golden yellow colour with the symbol in black colour. The
template drawn to 1:2 scale is shown in Figure 1. This shall be provided
on the outer surface of the bus in a visible location preferably above the
windscreen safety glass in the front and above the safety glass at the
rear.
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3.2
Emergency Exits :
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3
Vehicle Entry :
The lowest footstep height shall not be more than 220 mm from the
ground and the vehicle shall be incapable of motion without folding or
retracting the steps.
3.4
Seat Design :
3.4.1
Interior Protection :
3.4.1.1
All parts in `Critical Safety Zone shall have a radius of not less than
25mm. Alternatively its shore hardness shall not be more than
20 Shore A hardness.
Note: Critical safety zone is the vertical plane of height 400mm and
width 300mm. The lower edge of rectangle is at height of 200mm from
seat top and centralized about each passenger body axis.(Refer Figure 2 )
3.4.1.2
All parts in gangway up to height of 1200 mm from bus floor shall have
a radius not less than 25mm. Alternatively its shore hardness shall not
be more than 20 Shore A hardness.
3.4.2
Storage Racks :
3.4.2.1
Storage racks to be provided beneath all seats, except the driver seat,
co-driver seat and the last row of seats.
3.4.2.2
3.4.3.
Seat Lay out : All seats should be forward facing except in the case of
seats facing the passenger step well, which should not face the door.
Alternatively a partition which prevents the child from falling into the
step well shall be provided.
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3.5
Stopping Signals :
Whenever the passenger door opens, the following 2 signals shall
operate.
3.5.1
The stop signal arm should project out of the co-driver side with a
minimum projection of 150 mm with the STOP sign of minimum
letter height of 40 mm to be installed.
3.5.2
3.6
Speed Governor :
A tamper proof speed governor complying with the requirements of
Rule 118 of CMV(A)R 1989, which prevents driver from speeding
beyond the speed limits set
by the local and State Transport
Authorities, shall be provided.
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Annexure : I
(See Introduction)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Automotive Industry Standards Committee
Chairman
Shri B. Bhanot
Director
The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune
Members
Shri Alok Rawat
Representing
Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways,
( Department of Road Transport & Highways )
New Delhi
Shri. L . R. Singh
Shri A. S. Lakra
Shri D. P. Saste
(Alternate)
Director
Shri K.N.D.
Nambudiripad
Shri G. P. Banerji
Member Secretary
Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe
Sr. Assistant Director
The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune
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