Section 575IAC1-5.5-8. Special service entrance

   (a) Bus bodies may have a special service entrance to accommodate a wheelchair lift. The special service entrance must meet the following specifications:

(1) The entrance opening must be on the right side of the bus.

(2) The entrance must be located so the doors, when open, do not obstruct the right front regular service door.

(3) If the entrance extends below the floor of the body skirt, reinforcements must be installed at the front and back of the floor opening to support the floor and give the same strength as other floor openings.

(4) A drip molding must be located above the opening that diverts water from the entrance.

(5) The entrance must be wide enough to accommodate a mechanical lift, lift accessories, and the lift platform.

(6) Entrance door posts and headers must be reinforced.

  (b) The entrance must have interior padding at least three (3) inches wide and one (1) inch thick covering the full width of the top of each door opening. (State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-5.5-8; filed May 24, 1990, 4:20 p.m.: 13 IR 1857; readopted filed Oct 10, 2001, 3:37 p.m.: 25 IR 938; readopted filed Jun 19, 2007, 10:10 a.m.: 20070704-IR-575070225RFA; errata filed Jul 6, 2007, 10:04 a.m.: 20070725-IR-575070225ACA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2013, 11:21 a.m.: 20131211-IR-575130420RFA; filed Aug 15, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA)