School buses manufactured on or after September 1, 1994 may be equipped with additional exits. These additional exit requirements apply to school buses with an incomplete vehicle date of on or after September 1, 1994. The incomplete vehicle date can be found on the bus' federal certification label.
Each school bus will first be equipped with either a rear emergency door or a side emergency door and rear emergency window as stated in paragraphs (a) and (b).
The following Tables specify the required number of exits depending on the vehicle's passenger capacity and emergency exit configuration.
TABLE 1
Seating Capacity | Additions exists required |
1-45 | None. |
45-62 | 1 left side exit door or 2 exist windows |
63-70 | 1 left side exit door or 2 exist windows, and 1 roof exit. |
71 and above | 1 left side exit door or 2 exit windows, and 1 roof exit, and any combination of door, roof, or windows such that the total capacity credit specified in Table 3 for these exits, plus 70, is greater than the seating capacity of the bus. |
TABLE 2
Seating Capacity | Additional exits required |
1-57 | None. |
58-74 | 1 right side exit door or 2 exit windows, and 1 roof exit. |
75-82 | 1 right side exit door or 2 exit windows, and 1 roof exit. |
83 and above | 1 right side exit door or 2 exit windows, and 1 roof exit, and any combination of door, roof, or windows such that the total capacity credit specified in Table 3 for these exits, plus 82, is greater than the seating capacity of the bus. |
TABLE 3
Exit Type | Capacity Credit |
Side Door | 16 |
Window | 8 |
Roof Exit | 8 |
AGENCY NOTE: In order to explain the use of Table 3, the following example is provided:
The owner/operator of a 75 passenger bus can choose either a side door, window or roof exit to meet the additional exit requirements with buses with a seating capacity of 71 and above. If the owner/operator chooses a side door, he/she would add 16 and 70 for a sum of 86. As long as the sum is greater than the original passenger capacity of the bus, the exit choice is acceptable.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 92, pt. 443, ILLUSTRATION F