(1)
| (a) | A minibus, midibus or bus operating in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the provisions of the NLTTA shall be equipped with at least one passenger entrance leading from the left front side of such vehicle, Provided that: the provisions of this subregulation shall not apply to double deck bus which has a passenger entrance at the rear leading to the passenger compartment; |
[Regulation 252(1)(a) replaced by regulation 14(a) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (b) | A, minibus, midibus or bus shall have at least one emergency exit for every 12 persons, on the right or left hand side or the rear thereof: |
Provided that, a door fitted for the use of the driver of such minibus, midibus or bus which is accessible to passengers, may be deemed to be such emergency exit.
[Regulation 252(1)(b) replaced by regulation 14(b) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (c) | A bus or the lower deck of a double deck bus, shall have an emergency exit— |
| (i) | on both sides in the floor; or |
| (ii) | on both sides towards the front or rear: |
Provided that, in the case of a single deck bus an emergency exit may be fitted in the roof of such bus in place of the emergency exits required on both side.
[Regulation 252(1)(c) replaced by regulation 14(c) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (d) | The upper deck of a double deck bus shall have emergency exits— |
| (ii) | on both sides and in the roof, of such upper deck; |
| (iii) | and the number of emergency exits shall be evenly distributed throughout the vehicle. |
[Regulation 252(1)(d) replaced by regulation 14(d) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (e) | An emergency exit shall have dimensions of at least 800 by 400 millimetres or 700 by 500 millimetres and shall be capable of being opened from the inside and outside and shall not open inwards. |
[Regulation 252(1)(e) replaced by regulation 14(e) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (f) | An emergency exit shall not be so positioned that the passengers have to pass through a goods compartment of a minibus or bus or via the stairs of a double decker bus to reach such emergency exit. |
| (g) | Escape hatches, knock-out windows or knock-out panels may be used as emergency exits and if a minibus or bus is operated for reward such hatches, windows or panels shall be marked with the words "emergency exit" and "nooduitgang" on the inside and outside in letters of at least 50 millimetres in height. |
| (h) | A door of the size and operating characteristics referred to in paragraph (e) may be used as an emergency exit. |
| (i) | No entrance for persons, other than the driver, shall be provided on the right hand side of the longitudinal centre-line of a minibus or bus operating for reward. |
Provided that this provision shall not apply to a rapid transport bus, a rapid transport bus-train or a rapid transport feeder bus or midibus.
[Proviso to regulation 252(1) inserted by regulation 17(a) of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010)
| (2) | In the case of a minibus or bus that has been converted from a goods vehicle, the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g) and (h) of subregulation (1) shall be deemed to be satisfied if openings complying with the requirements of paragraph (e) of subregulation (1) are provided. |
Provided that emergency exits fitted to any minibus, midibus or bus operating in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the provisions of the NLTTA, and first registered on or after 1 July 2009, shall comply with the requirements of standard specification SANS 20107 "Uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction".
[Proviso to regulation 252(2) substituted by regulation 17(b) of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010]
| (3) | Notwithstanding the requirements of subregulation (1) and (2) above, rapid transport buses and rapid transport bus-trains shall have at least the following number, size and position of doors:— |
| (a) | rapid transport trunk bus - two doors on the right and one emergency exit on the left; |
| (b) | rapid transport trunk bus-train - three doors on the right and two emergency exits on the left; |
| (c) | rapid transport complementary bus - one door on the left and two doors on the right; |
| (d) | rapid transport complementary bus-train - one door on the left and three doors on the right; and |
| (e) | doors on the right shall provide a clear opening of at least 1100 millimetres and doors on the left shall provide a clear opening of at least: |
| (i) | 650 millimetres in the case of a rapid transport trunk bus or rapid transport trunk bus-train, and |
| (ii) | 850 millimetres in the case of a rapid transport complementary bus or rapid transport complementary bus-train; |
| (f) | the pitch of the various door configurations on the right shall be 6, 0 metres, and 3, 8 metres, and for any double doors 1, 4 metres (200 millimetre tolerance). |
[Regulation 252(3) inserted by regulation 17(c) of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010]
| (4) | The floor height above the ground at the doorways on the right-hand side of a rapid transport bus or a rapid transport bus-train shall be equal to or less than 940 millimetres (30 millimetre tolerance) or shall be less than 500 millimetres. |
[Regulation 252(4) inserted by regulation 17(c) of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010]
