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TRACK MOUNTED PASSENGER SEATS
If your bus is equipped with track mounted passenger seats and you relocate
the seats or remove them to accommodate wheelchairs, you must follow rules of
spacing and placement to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222
"School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection" and Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 217 "Bus Window Retention and Release". A decal printed with these
rules (as shown below) is installed on the interior body panel above the windshield.
[WARNING] The federal rules governing passenger seating, spacing, and
placement are explicit. When the seats are moved, the entity moving or rear-
ranging the seating assumes responsibility for compliance with FMVSS 222
"School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection" and FMVSS 217, "Bus
Window Retention and Release".
All passenger seats must have a seat or barrier in front of it to provide compart-
mentalization required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. As you reconfig-
ure your bus, you may need additional barriers, which are available from Blue Bird
Body Co. Part Sales.
Blue Bird Track Mounted Seats
FEDERAL STANDARDS REQUIRE THAT ALL PASSENGER SEATS MUST BE LOCATED REARWARD OF A
SEAT OR BARRIER OF AT LEAST THE SAME WIDTH. SEATS MUST BE INSTALLED BETWEEN MINIMUM
AND MAXIMUM SPACING AS LISTED BELOW IN ORDER TO MEET FMVSS 222 REQUIREMENTS.
27.00 MIN.
31.00 MAX.
SEAT SPACING MEASURED
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DRIVER'S HANDBOOK
A CHILD RESTRAINT DECAL
MUST BE LOCATED ADJACENT
TO ALL LATCH SEATS
REAR EMERGENCY DOOR CLEARANCE:
SEAT
BARRIER
A CLEAR ACCESS AREA OF SIZE
11.00 MIN.
SHOWN WITH HEIGHT OF 45 IN. IS
16.00 MAX.
REQUIRED TO MEET CMVSS 217 OR
FMVSS 217.
AT AISLE
12 (MIN)
24 (MIN)
12.00
(MIN)
SIDE EMERGENCY DOOR
CLEAR AISLE
2.00
(MIN)
FOR 74 HEADROOM ONLY
EMERGENCY EXIT
RELEASE CLEARANCE
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