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454 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 189

(vi) Handrails or
stanchions shall be
provided at the
entrance of all Type I
buses;
(vii) All Type I NDX
buses shall be provided
with controls adjacent
to priority seats for
requesting stops and
which alert the driver
that a mobility aid user
wishes to disembark;
(viii) Communication
devices shall be placed
adjacent to any priority
seat.
(22) Wheel chair No Yes Visual sub-rules (1) Visual inspection
entry/housing/ and (7) of parameters:
locking rule 125C, (i) Buses fitted with a
arrangement AIS-052 wheelchair space shall
for wheel (Rev. 1) and have pictogram(s)
chair for AIS-153 visible from the outside,
differently both on the front
abled nearside of the bus and
passengers adjacent to the relevant
and service door(s);
passengers (ii) One of the
with reduced pictograms shall be
mobility placed internally
adjacent to each
wheelchair space
indicating whether the
wheelchair is to be
positioned facing the
front or the rear of the
bus;
(iii) Wheelchair space
shall be provided with a
restraint system capable
of restraining the
wheelchair and the
wheelchair user;
(iv) Ensure sufficient
space available for the
Wheelchair user to
maneuver without the
assistance of a person;
(v) Vehicles of Type I
shall have identified
area to accommodate at
least one wheelchair
user;
(vi) Communication
devices shall be placed
within identified
wheelchair area.