TITLE 36 - PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY

CHAPTER XI - ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

PART 1192 - AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES

subpart b - BUSES, VANS AND SYSTEMS

1192.37 - Stop request.

  (a) Where passengers may board or alight at multiple stops at their option, vehicles in excess of 22 feet in length shall provide controls adjacent to the securement location for requesting stops and which alerts the driver that a mobility aid user wishes to disembark. Such a system shall provide auditory and visual indications that the request has been made.

  (b) Controls required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be mounted no higher than 48 inches and no lower than 15 inches above the floor, shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate controls shall be no greater than 5 lbf (22.2 N).