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§ 38.159(a)
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§ 38.159(a)(1) General
(1) General. All vehicles covered by this subpart shall provide a level-change mechanism or boarding device (e.g., lift or ramp) complying with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section...
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§ 38.159(a)(2) Exception
meeting the applicable requirements of this section are provided at stations or other stops required to be accessible under regulations issued by the Department of Transportation, the bus...
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§ 38.159(b) Vehicle lift
(b) Vehicle lift—
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§ 38.159(b)(1) Design load
(1) Design load. The design load of the lift shall be at least 600 pounds (2665 N). Working parts, such as cables, pulleys, and shafts, which can be expected to wear, and upon which...
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§ 38.159(b)(2) Controls
(2) Controls—
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§ 38.159(b)(2)(i) Requirements
(i) Requirements. The controls shall be interlocked with the vehicle brakes, transmission, or door, or shall provide other appropriate mechanisms or systems, to ensure that the...
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§ 38.159(b)(2)(ii) Exception
(ii) Exception. Where the lift is designed to deploy with its long dimension parallel to the vehicle axis and which pivots into or out of the vehicle while occupied (i.e., “rotary...
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§ 38.159(b)(3) Emergency operation
(3) Emergency operation. The lift shall incorporate an emergency method of deploying, lowering to ground level with a lift occupant, and raising and stowing the empty lift if the...
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§ 38.159(b)(4) Power or equipment failure
(4) Power or equipment failure. Platforms stowed in a vertical position, and deployed platforms when occupied, shall have provisions to prevent their deploying, falling, or folding...
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§ 38.159(b)(5) Platform barriers
(5) Platform barriers. The lift platform shall be equipped with barriers to prevent any of the wheels of a wheelchair or mobility aid from rolling off the platform during its...
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§ 38.159(b)(6) Platform surface
(6) Platform surface. The platform surface shall be free of any protrusions of 1/4 inch (6.5 mm) high and shall be slip resistant. The platform shall have a minimum clear width of 28...
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§ 38.159(b)(7) Platform gaps
(7) Platform gaps. Any openings between the platform surface and the raised barriers shall not exceed 5/8 inch (16 mm) in width. When the platform is at vehicle floor height with the...
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§ 38.159(b)(8) Platform entrance ramp
(8) Platform entrance ramp. The entrance ramp, or loading-edge barrier used as a ramp, shall not exceed a slope of 1:8, measured on level ground, for a maximum rise of 3 inches (75...
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§ 38.159(b)(9) Platform deflection
(9) Platform deflection. The lift platform (not including the entrance ramp) shall not deflect more than 3 degrees (exclusive of vehicle roll or pitch) in any direction between its...
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§ 38.159(b)(10) Platform movement
(10) Platform movement. No part of the platform shall move at a rate exceeding 6 inches/second (150 mm/sec) during lowering and lifting an occupant, and shall not exceed 12...
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§ 38.159(b)(11) Boarding direction
(11) Boarding direction. The lift shall permit both inboard and outboard facing of wheelchair and mobility aid users.
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§ 38.159(b)(12) Use by standees
(12) Use by standees. Lifts shall accommodate persons using walkers, crutches, canes or braces or who otherwise have difficulty using steps. The platform may be marked to indicate a...
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§ 38.159(b)(13) Handrails
(13) Handrails. Platforms on lifts shall be equipped with handrails on two sides, which move in tandem with the lift, and which shall be graspable and provide support to standees...
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§ 38.159(c) Vehicle ramp
(c) Vehicle ramp—
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§ 38.159(c)(1) Design load
(1) Design load. Ramps 30 inches (760 mm) or longer shall support a load of 600 pounds (2665 N), placed at the centroid of the ramp distributed over an area of 26 inches by 26 inches...
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§ 38.159(c)(2) Ramp surface
(2) Ramp surface. The ramp surface shall be continuous and slip resistant; shall not have protrusions from the surface greater than 1/4 inch (6.5 mm) high; shall have a clear width...
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§ 38.159(c)(3) Ramp threshold
(3) Ramp threshold. The transition from roadway or sidewalk and the transition from vehicle floor to the ramp may be vertical without edge treatment up to 1/4 inch (6.5 mm). Changes...
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§ 38.159(c)(4) Ramp barriers
(4) Ramp barriers. Each side of the ramp shall have barriers at least 2 inches (50 mm) high to prevent mobility aid wheels from slipping off.