S.I. No. 259/1935 - Large Public Service Vehicles Regulations 1935.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1935. No. 259. | ||
LARGE PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES REGULATIONS 1935. | ||
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS. | ||
PART I. | ||
PRELIMINARY. | ||
PART II. | ||
CONSTRUCTION. | ||
PART III. | ||
EQUIPMENT. | ||
PART IV. | ||
CONDITIONS OF USE. | ||
S.I. No. 259 of 1935. | ||
LARGE PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES REGULATIONS, 1935. | ||
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH. | ||
The Minister for Local Government and Public Health in exercise of the powers vested in him by the Road Traffic Act, 1933 , and in particular by sections 15, 16, 20 and 121 of that Act and in exercise of all other powers vested in him in that behalf hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say :— | ||
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PART I. | ||
PRELIMINARY. | ||
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1 Short title | 1. These regulations may be cited as the Large Public Service Vehicles Regulations, 1935. | |
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2 Interpretation and effect | 2.—(1) The Interpretation Act, 1923 , applies for the purpose of the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the purpose of the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas. | |
(2) These regulations shall have effect in addition to and not in derogation of the Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (Construction, Equipment and Use) Order, 1934. | ||
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3 Definitions | 3. In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them :— | |
" The Act " means the Road Traffic Act, 1933 . | ||
" Vehicle " means large public service vehicle. | ||
" Double deck vehicle " means a vehicle which is fitted with a floor for the seating of passengers (in these regulations referred to as " the upper deck ") the whole or any part of which is vertically above the whole or any part of another such floor (in these regulations referred to as " the lower deck "). | ||
" Single deck vehicle " means any vehicle which is not a double deck vehicle. | ||
" Permanent Top " of a vehicle does not include a hood of canvas or other flexible material capable of being readily folded back so that neither any portion of such hood nor any fixed structure forming part of the roof of the vehicle remains vertically above any seat or part of a seat of the vehicle or in the case of a double deck vehicle, of the upper deck of such vehicle, but, subject to such exclusion, means and includes any covering used, permanently or temporarily as a roof for the vehicle. | ||
The " sitting accommodation " of a vehicle means the total sitting accommodation for adults in such vehicle. | ||
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4 Springs | 4. A " Spring " shall be deemed to be— | |
(a) longitudinal if it is parallel to or makes an angle of not more than 15 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and, | ||
(b) transverse if it makes an angle of more than 15 degrees with such axis. | ||
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5 Calculation of number of wheels | 5. For the purpose of these regulations any two wheels of a vehicle shall be regarded as one wheel if the distance between the centres of the portions of the wheels which come in contact with the ground is less than 18 inches. | |
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6 Measurement of vehicles | 6.—(1) The length of a vehicle shall be measured in the direction in which the vehicle travels, and the word longitudinal shall be interpreted accordingly. | |
(2) In calculating the over-all length of a vehicle, the length of any of the following attachments shall be ignored, that is to say :— | ||
(a) the starting handle, | ||
(b) the hood, | ||
(c) any ladder permanently attached to the vehicle for the purpose of affording access to the roof and not projecting backwards beyond the back of the vehicle for a greater distance than nine inches. | ||
(3) The " overall width " of a vehicle shall be measured between parallel planes, passing through the extreme projecting points of the vehicle, and for that purpose a driving mirror or any direction indicating arm when in operation shall not be regarded as part of the vehicle. | ||
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7 Saver for existing vehicles | 7. In the case of a mechanically propelled vehicle which has been before the expiration of twelve months from the making of these regulations registered in Saorstát Eireann under the Roads Act, 1920, and licensed under the Finance Act, 1920, as a hackney carriage or as a large public service vehicle, it shall not be necessary in order to comply with Part II of these regulations to make any alterations in the construction of such vehicle which were not required to be made therein by any statute or order in force at the making of these regulations. | |
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8 Passenger accommodation | 8. (1) For the purposes of the Act and of these regulations and subject to the provisions of the next sub-article, the passenger accommodation of a vehicle shall be the total sitting accommodation for adults in such vehicle, and such total shall be ascertained according to the following rules, that is to say :— | |
(a) The number of adults for whom sitting accommodation is provided by means of any continuous seat in the vehicle shall be ascertained by allowing sixteen linear inches width for each adult. | ||
(b) Where two or more separate seats in the vehicle are divided in such a way as to allow of their being used alternatively as a continuous seat, such seats shall be treated as one continuous seat. | ||
(c) Subject to the preceding rule every separate seat except the driver's seat in the vehicle shall be deemed to provide sitting accommodation for one adult. | ||
(d) The sitting accommodation for adults of either deck of a double deck vehicle shall be ascertained for the purposes of these regulations as if such deck were a separate vehicle. | ||
(2) For the purposes of the Act and of these regulations, the passenger accommodation of a vehicle shall be the total sitting accommodation for adults in such vehicle, provided however that if and so long as three or more children under the age of fifteen years are being carried on such vehicle the passenger accommodation shall be increased by one for every three of such children. | ||
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PART II. | ||
CONSTRUCTION. | ||
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9 Overall length. | 9. The overall length of a four-wheeled double deck vehicle shall not exceed 26 feet. | |
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10 Height | 10.—(1) No single deck vehicle shall exceed 10 feet 6 inches in height and no double deck vehicle shall exceed 15 feet in height. | |
(2) The height from the ground to the highest point of the roof of the lower deck of a double deck vehicle shall not exceed 9 feet 3 inches. | ||
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11 Laden weight | 11.—(1) Where a vehicle is four wheeled the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the vehicle shall not exceed 10½ tons in the case of a double deck vehicle or 9 tons in the case of a single deck vehicle ; and the weight so transmitted by any two wheels of the vehicle in line transversely shall not exceed 7 tons in the case of a double deck vehicle or 6 tons in the case of a single deck vehicle. | |
(2) Where a vehicle has more than four wheels the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the vehicle shall not exceed 12½ tons in the case of a double deck vehicle or 12 tons in the case of a single deck vehicle and the weight so transmitted by any two wheels of the vehicle in line transversely shall not exceed 4¾ tons in the case of a double deck vehicle or 4½ tons in the case of a single deck vehicle. | ||
(3) No vehicle shall be so constructed that when complete and fully equipped for service with a full supply of water, oil and fuel and loaded with weights of 140 lbs. per person placed in the correct relative positions to represent the driver and conductor (if carried) and a full complement of adult passengers, it infringes the provisions of this article. | ||
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12 Stability | 12.—(1) The stability of a vehicle shall be such that when loaded with weights of 140 lbs. per person placed in the correct relative positions to represent the driver and conductor (if carried) and a full complement of passengers in the case of a single-deck vehicle and a full complement of passengers on the upper deck only in the case of a double-deck vehicle, if the plane surface on which the vehicle stands were tilted to either side to an angle of 28ø from the horizontal the point at which overturning occurs would not be passed. | |
(2) For the purpose of these regulations a vehicle shall be deemed to satisfy the special conditions of stability if when the vehicle is resting on a plane surface which is tilted to either side to an angle of 35ø from the horizontal the vehicle does not overturn in any condition of load. | ||
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13 Turning Circle | 13. Every vehicle shall be so constructed as to be capable of turning in either direction in a circle not exceeding in diameter 60 feet in the case of a vehicle the overall length of which does not exceed 26 feet, and 66 feet in the case of a vehicle whose overall length exceeds 26 feet. For the purpose of this regulation such diameter shall be determined by reference to the extreme outer edge of the wheel track at ground level. | |
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14 Clearance | 14. Within the limits hereinafter specified no portion of any fully laden vehicle standing on level ground shall be nearer to the ground than 10 inches. The limits above referred to shall extend in length from the foremost part of the vehicle (excluding the starting handle and the body work) for the distance of, in the case of a four-wheeled vehicle, 14 feet 6 inches, or in the case of a six-wheeled vehicle, 13 feet, or in the case of a vehicle the foremost driving axle of which is less than 14 feet 6 inches, or 13 feet, as the case may be, in rear of the foremost part, as aforesaid, of the vehicle up to, but not including the said driving axle, and shall extend in width for a distance on either side of the centre line of the vehicle of not less than one-third of the distance between the centre lines of the tracks of the front wheels. | |
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15 Wheel tracks | 15.—(1) The distance between the centre lines of the tracks of the front wheels and the distance between the centre lines of the tracks of the rear wheels shall not in either case be less than 72 per cent. of the overall width in the case of a double-deck vehicle and 69 per cent. of the overall width in the case of a single-deck vehicle. In no case shall the distance between the centre lines of the tracks of the front wheels be less than the distance between the centre lines of the tracks of the rear wheels. In all cases wheel track measurements shall be taken horizontally at the level of the centres of the wheels. | |
(2) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to vehicles which satisfy the special conditions of stability. | ||
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16 Guard rails | 16.—If the wheels on either side of a vehicle have a clear space of more than 2 feet between the nearest points, a guard rail, running board or other similar device shall be fixed to guard such space effectively to within at least 9 inches of the ground. | |
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17 Side overhang | 17. In the case of an omnibus, no part of the vehicle other than the driving mirror or a direction indicating arm when in operation shall project laterally more than 6 inches beyond the outer face of the outer tyre on the rear wheel on the same side of the vehicle. | |
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18 Transverse springs | 18.—Transverse springs if fitted at the rear of the vehicle shall be fitted only as supplemental to longitudinal springs, and in any case where transverse springs are fitted the system of springing shall be so designed that there is no excessive body sway. | |
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19 Longitudinal springs | 19.—(1) For the purpose of this Article the distance from outside to outside of any pair of longitudinal springs shall be measured along the centre line of the axle to or on which the springs are attached or bear. | |
(2) The rear longitudinal springs shall be attached to or bear upon the rear axle or axle casing as near to the road wheels as is reasonably possible, and the distance from outside to outside of such springs shall be not less than 50 per cent. of the overall width of the vehicle ; provided that in the case of a vehicle which is fitted at the front only with a transverse spring or springs the distance from outside to outside of the rear springs shall be not less than 53 per cent. of the overall width of the vehicle. | ||
(3) Where longitudinal springs are fitted at the front of the vehicle they shall be as wide apart as is reasonably possible and the distance from outside to outside of such springs shall be not less than 42 per cent. of the overall width in the case of double-deck vehicles and not less than 37 per cent. of the overall width in the case of single-deck vehicles ; provided that if the distance between the rear springs from outside to outside is 53 per cent. or more of the overall width of the vehicle, the minimum distance between the front springs, as provided above, may be reduced by 1 inch. | ||
(4) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to vehicles which satisfy the special conditions of stability. | ||
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20 Brakes | 20.—(1) All brakes which are required to be fitted by the Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (Construction, Equipment and Use) Order, 1934, shall act directly on the wheels of the vehicle and not through the transmission gear. | |
(2) The brakes of one of such braking systems shall be applied by pedal. | ||
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21 Steering mechanism | 21.—(1) The steering mechanism shall be so constructed or arranged that no overlock shall be possible and that the wheels shall not in any circumstances foul any part of the vehicle. | |
(2) The steering arms shall be polished, but shall not be painted or plated. | ||
(3) The ball and socket joints of steering connections, when such are used, shall not be pendant. | ||
(4) Dust excluding covers fitted to any joint or connection of the steering mechanism shall be capable of being easily removed to facilitate inspection. | ||
(5) All braking and steering connections secured with bolts or pins shall have such bolts or pins fitted with some efficient form of locking device. All bolts and pin connections shall be so made that when they are in any position other than horizontal the head of the bolt or pin shall be uppermost. | ||
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22 Tyres | 22. Every vehicle shall be fitted with pneumatic tyres. | |
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23 Hub projection | 23. No portion of any road wheel or any fittings thereof shall project more than 3½ inches beyond the extreme outer face of the tyre. | |
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24 Fuel tanks | 24.—(1) No fuel tank shall be placed under any part of any gangway which is within 2 feet of any entrance or exit of a vehicle. | |
(2) Fuel tanks shall be so placed that no overflow therefrom can fall upon any woodwork or accumulate where it is likely to be ignited. A cock shall be provided by means of which the supply of fuel to the carburetter may be immediately cut off and the handle thereof shall be visible and easily accessible at all times from outside the vehicle. The filling point of all fuel tanks shall be outside the body of the vehicle, and the filler caps shall be so designed and constructed that they can be securely fixed in position. The vent hole (if any) shall be protected from danger of penetration by fire and shall be so designed as to prevent fuel from being splashed over. | ||
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25 Carburetters | 25. All carburetters and apparatus associated therewith shall be so placed that no fuel leaking therefrom can fall upon any part or fitting which is capable of igniting it, or into any receptacle where it might accumulate. | |
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26 Exhaust pipe | 26. The exhaust pipe shall not be fixed in such a position that oil or any vaporisable or inflammable material is likely to be dropped upon it ; the outlet thereof shall be placed on the offside and far enough to the rear to prevent, so far as practicable, fumes from entering the vehicle. | |
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27 Insulation of electric leads | 27. All wires carrying electric current shall be adequately insulated and shall be so placed that the insulation will not be damaged by friction or otherwise during the ordinary operation of the vehicle. | |
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28 Transmission shafts | 28. Where open or exposed transmission shafts having an unsupported length of more than 2 feet are fitted a bar or bars having an eye or bridle to surround such shafts shall be fitted in such manner as to reduce the risk of damage being caused to other parts of the vehicle in the event of the transmission shaft breaking. | |
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29 Locking of nuts | 29. All moving parts and all parts subject to severe vibration connected by bolts or studs and nuts shall be fastened by lock nuts or by nuts and efficient spring or lock nut washers, or by castellated nuts and split pins or by some other efficient device, so as to prevent their working or coming loose. | |
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30 Body | 30. The body shall be securely affixed to the chassis. Floor boards shall be strong and well fitted; and where they are intended to be lifted, a properly sunk lifting device shall be provided for the purpose. | |
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31 Height of sides of body | 31.—(1) In the case of double-deck vehicles when the top deck is uncovered, the top of the side guard rails shall be at least 3 feet from the top of the roof battens at the sides, and 18 inches above the highest part of the seat. For the purpose of this regulation the seat back shall not be deemed to be a part of the seat. The front and back rails shall follow the camber of the roof and be at least 3 feet 3 inches high measured from the top of the roof battens. | |
(2) In the case of single-deck vehicles without permanent tops the height of the body sides from the floor shall be not less than 2 feet 4 inches. | ||
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32 Steps, platforms and stairs | 32.—(1) The lowest step for the ordinary entrance to the vehicle when empty shall not be more than 17 inches or less than 10 inches above the ground. Non-slip treads shall be fitted to every step of every doorway. Fixed steps shall be not less than 9 inches wide; and in no case shall the steps project laterally beyond the front wings. | |
(2) In the case of a double-deck vehicle :— | ||
(a) The length of the platform, if at the rear, shall in no case be less than 36 inches. If the platform is not at the rear the length shall in no case be less than 30 inches. | ||
(b) All steps leading from the lower to the upper deck shall be fitted with non slip treads, and the risers of all such steps shall be closed. No aperture shall be left at the top landing board through which a passenger might inadvertently step. | ||
(c) The horizontal distance from the riser of the top step to the vertical plane passing through the nearest point of the seat opposite to the top tread of the staircase excluding any grab rail which does not project more than 3 inches from the back of the seat shall not be less than 26 inches. | ||
(d) The outer stringer of an outside staircase shall be so constructed, or a band shall be so placed, as to act as a screen to persons ascending or descending, and the height of the outer guard rail shall not be less than 3 feet 3 inches above the front of the tread of each step. | ||
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33 Entrance and exit | 33.—(1) In the case of a single-deck vehicle fitted with a permanent top or in the case of the lower deck of a double-deck vehicle :— | |
(a) There shall be not less than two means of entrance and exit which shall be situated on different sides of the vehicle (the front or back of the vehicle being regarded as a side of the vehicle for this purpose). One of these means of entrance and exit may be restricted to use in case of emergency. | ||
In the case of an omnibus any means of entrance and exit in ordinary use shall always be on the near side, and any means of entrance and exit on the offside shall only be used in case of emergency : | ||
Provided that in the case of a vehicle having a doorless opening connecting the lower deck with a rear platform, it shall be sufficient compliance with this regulation if there is access to such platform from both the near and rear side. | ||
(b) The door of every emergency exit shall be easily accessible to the passengers and also to persons of normal height standing on ground level outside the vehicle and every such door shall be so fastened as to be readily opened in case of need both from the inside and from the outside. | ||
(c) No flap-seat or other seat shall be fitted to any door or in such a position that when in use it may obstruct access to any entrance or exit. | ||
(2) In the case of a double-deck vehicle where the upper deck is fitted with a permanent top and the staircase giving access to the upper deck is enclosed some alternative means of exit (not necessarily including a staircase) from the upper deck shall be provided. Such exit shall not be in the same side of the vehicle as the normal exit from the vehicle. Where the normal means of exit from the upper deck and the normal means of exit from the lower deck communicate with the same exit from the vehicle the clear width of the joint exit shall be not less than 36 inches. | ||
(3) Direct access to the driver's seat from the offside shall be provided when there are seats for passengers on his left side. | ||
(4) The handles or levers by means of which any door is opened or shut shall be so designed and fitted that it is impossible accidentally to interfere with the secure fastening or ease of opening of such door. | ||
If the handles or levers are on the top of or inside the doors, double locks, safety catches, guards or straps or some other form of additional fastening shall be provided. | ||
Every entrance and exit door shall be capable of being opened by a person inside the vehicle by one operation of the locking mechanism. | ||
(5) A grab handle or grab handles shall be fitted to each doorway to assist passengers in boarding or alighting from the vehicle. | ||
(6) Every entrance or means of exit for passengers shall have an available clear space of not less than 21 inches in width and if fitted with a door shall be so arranged that a clear space of no less dimensions shall be available without obstruction when the door is open. | ||
Provided that :— | ||
(a) In the case of an emergency exit it shall be sufficient compliance with this regulation if the width of the doorway is 21 inches and there is a clear space leading to it of no less dimensions than those of a gangway. | ||
(b) Where under paragraph 1 (a) of this regulation in lieu of an alternative means of exit access is provided to the rear platform of a vehicle from the real thereof, a clear space shall be available for such access of not less than 18 inches in width free of obstruction. | ||
(c) Where under paragraph (2) of this regulation an alternative means of exit is provided the size of the opening or doorway shall be not less than 5 feet by 18 inches. | ||
(7) All emergency doors shall open outwards ; their position and means of operation shall be clearly indicated. | ||
(8) Sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to a vehicle with passenger accommodation for not more than 14 passengers provided that there is one means of entrance and exit in rear of the rear wheels thereof. | ||
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34 Gangways | 34.—(1) Every seat shall be reasonably accessible from an entrance of the vehicle. | |
(2) The width of every gangway shall be not less than 12 inches up to a height of 2 feet 6 inches from the floor level and above that height the width of every gangway shall be not less than 14 inches. | ||
(3).—(a) In the case of a single-deck vehicle fitted with a permanent top and the lower deck of a double-deck vehicle, the height inside measured at the centre line of the gangway from the top of the floor battens to the lower edge of the hoop sticks or other such projections in the top or roof, shall be not less than 5 feet 3 inches if the passenger accommodation of the vehicle does not exceed 14, and not less than 5 feet 10 inches if the passenger accommodation of the vehicle exceeds 14. | ||
(b) The height inside the top deck of a double-deck vehicle measured at the centre line of the gangway from the top of the floor battens to the lower edge of the hoop sticks or other such projections in the top or roof, shall be not less than 5 feet 8 inches. | ||
(c) In the case of a single deck vehicle without a permanent top, the height of the hood, when extended or raised, shall be not less than 5 feet from the floor along so much of the centre line of the vehicle as is to the rear of the driver's seat. | ||
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35 Seats | 35.—(1) The supports of all seats shall be firmly fixed in position and at least 16 inches measured in a straight line along the front of each seat shall be allowed for each passenger. | |
(2) Where seats are placed lengthwise, the surface of any portion of the seat, against which the back of the passenger is to rest, shall be at least 54 inches from the surface of the corresponding portion of the seat facing it. | ||
(3) Cross, or transverse seats shall be so fitted that — | ||
(a) When facing in the same direction, a clear space of at least 26 inches shall be provided in front of the back of each seat at all points measured along the top of the seat back ; any handles or grips which do not project more than 4 inches from the back of a seat being disregarded when measuring the clear space herein referred to. | ||
(b) When facing each other there shall be a clear space of at least 19 inches between any part of the front of a seat and any part of any other seat which faces it. | ||
(4) Where seats are placed over a wheel arch they shall be placed in such a position as not to cause discomfort to passengers using them. | ||
(5) The backs of all seats shall be so closed or otherwise constructed as to prevent, as far as possible, the pockets of passengers being picked. | ||
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36 Marking sitting accommodation on outside of vehicle | 36. The sitting accommodation of the vehicle together with the sitting accommodation of each deck shall be clearly marked with letters 1 inch high on the outside of the vehicle either at the rear or on the near side and in the interior of the lower deck. | |
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37 Arrangements for internal illumination, etc | 37.—(1) Adequate artificial lighting shall be provided for the illumination of any deck fitted with a permanent top. | |
(2) In the case of a double-deck vehicle, not fitted with a permanent top to the upper deck, at least one lamp shall be provided as near to the top of the staircase as is practicable. | ||
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38 Ventilation | 38. Every vehicle shall be so constructed that adequate ventilation is possible without opening the windows. | |
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39 Driver's view of the road | 39.—(1) Provision shall be made to prevent lights or reflections from the inside of the vehicle from interfering with the driver's clear view of the road through the front windscreen. | |
(2) The steering pillar shall be on the right or offside of the vehicle, and the driver's seat shall be so placed as to permit him to give by hand the usual traffic signals on the offside of the vehicle. | ||
(3) There shall not be any seat on the right hand side of the driver's seat. | ||
(4) Where passengers are carried on the left-hand side of the driver, a space of at least 18 inches from the centre of the steering column to the left thereof shall be reserved for the driver, to be divided off from such passengers by means of a solid partition at least 9 inches high from seat level and extending for the whole depth of the seat. | ||
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40 Speedometer | 40. In or upon every vehicle there shall be fitted an efficient speedometer so placed as to be easily read by the driver of the vehicle. | |
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41 Passengers' communication with driver | 41. Efficient means shall be provided to enable passengers on any deck to signal to the driver when required. | |
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42 General construction | 42. The vehicle shall comply in all respects with the general requirements as to the construction, weight and equipment of mechanically propelled vehicles which are applicable to the vehicle, and the vehicle including all bodywork, upholstery and fittings shall be soundly and properly constructed of suitable materials well finished and in good and serviceable condition, and of such design that it is capable of withstanding the loads and stresses likely to be met with in operation. | |
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PART III. | ||
EQUIPMENT. | ||
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43 Hoods and side curtains. | 43. In the case of single deck vehicles without permanent tops :— | |
(1) Hoods if fitted shall be efficiently stayed and easily adjustable and shall be provided with an adequate back light made of some transparent substance. | ||
(2) When side curtains are provided they shall be fitted with lights made of some transparent substance. | ||
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44 Windscreen wiper | 44. An efficient automatic windscreen wiper shall be fitted to every vehicle and the windscreen shall be capable of being opened, if necessary, so as to give the driver a clear view of the road ahead. | |
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45 Fire extinguishers | 45. In or upon every vehicle there shall be carried in such a position as to be immediately available for use suitable and efficient apparatus for extinguishing fire, which shall be of one or more of the undermentioned types, namely :— | |
Foam producing fire extinguisher. | ||
Soda acid chemical fire extinguisher. | ||
Carbon tetra chloride fire extinguisher. | ||
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46 First-aid dressings | 46. In or upon every omnibus upon which one shilling or any larger sum is charged as fare for a single journey and upon every charabanc there shall be carried a suitable receptacle containing the first aid dressings and appliances specified in the schedule to these regulations, and of the quality and standard therein prescribed, which shall at all times be maintained in good condition. | |
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47 Lifting apparatus | 47. In or upon every omnibus upon which one shilling or any larger sum is charged as fare for a single journey and upon every charabanc there shall be carried apparatus capable of raising any wheel fitted to the vehicle to a height not less than 6 inches clear of the ground. | |
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PART IV. | ||
CONDITIONS OF USE. | ||
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48 Additional passengers. | 48.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, a greater number of passengers may be carried in an omnibus than would otherwise be lawful under section 121 of the Act during the hours of peak traffic or in circumstances in which undue hardship would be caused to any of such passengers if they were not so carried. | |
(2) No additional passengers may be carried by virtue of this regulation in the upper deck of a double-deck omnibus. | ||
(3) The additional passengers carried in a single-deck omnibus by virtue of this regulation shall not exceed in number five, or one-quarter of the sitting accommodation of the omnibus, whichever is the less. | ||
(4) The additional passengers to be carried in the lower deck of a double-deck omnibus by virtue of this regulation shall not exceed in number five, or one-quarter of the sitting accommodation of such lower deck whichever is the less. | ||
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49 Obstruction of gangways, etc | 49. Every entrance, exit and gangway shall be kept clear of obstruction while passengers are being carried: | |
Provided that for the purposes of this regulation standing passengers shall not be deemed to form an obstruction. | ||
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50 Obstruction of driver | 50. No person shall be carried between the driver and the portion of the outside of the vehicle to the right of the driver. | |
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51 Maintenance of body, windows, seats, etc | 51. The outside and inside of the body and all windows and fittings and all seats for passengers shall be maintained in clean and good condition. | |
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52 Internal lighting | 52. The lamp or lamps provided in compliance with the requirements of these regulations for the internal illumination of a vehicle and on the upper deck of a double-deck vehicle not fitted with a permanent top to the upper deck shall be kept lighted at all times during lighting-up hours when passengers are being carried. | |
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53 Steering arms | 53. The steering arms shall be kept clean and free from rust. | |
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54 Exhaust pipe, etc | 54. The exhaust pipe and all apparatus connected therewith shall be maintained in such condition as to prevent so far as practicable any fumes from entering the vehicle. | |
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55 Filling of petrol tank | 55. The petrol tank shall not be filled nor shall any filler cap thereof be removed while the engine is running. | |
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56 Carrying inflammable or dangerous substances | 56. No explosive, highly inflammable or otherwise dangerous substance, except fuel and lubricant necessary for the use of the vehicle shall be carried on a vehicle unless it is so packed that even in the case of an accident to the vehicle, it is unlikely to cause damage or injury to the vehicle or passengers carried therein. | |
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57 Drawing a trailer | 57. No trailer shall be drawn by a large public service vehicle : | |
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to the drawing of one empty large public service vehicle by another empty large public service vehicle in case of emergency. | ||
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58 Painting licensee's name and address on vehicle | 58. The person to whom a public service vehicle licence issued under the Act is granted and issued in respect of any vehicle shall not cause or permit such vehicle to be used as a large public service vehicle unless the name and address of the authority, company, firm or individual to whom or to whose representative the licence was issued, are painted in a conspicuous position on the near side of the vehicle in letters easily legible and not less than one inch in height. | |
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59 Maintenance of speedometers | 59. Every speedometer provided in compliance with the requirements of these regulations shall, at all material times, be maintained in reasonably good working order and kept free from any obstruction which might prevent its being easily read by the driver of the vehicle | |
Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local | ||
Government and Public Health, this 17th day of August, | ||
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-five. | ||
(Signed), SEÁN T. O'CEALLAIGH, | ||
Minister for Local Government and Public Health. | ||
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SCHEDULE. | ||
One 2oz. bottle of Sal Volatile with a printed label showing | ||
(a) the amount of dose | ||
(b) the method of administration, and | ||
(c) a warning, in prominent lettering, against administration in case of hemorrhage. | ||
One 1oz. bottle of iodine (2 per cent. alcoholic solution). | ||
One tourniquet. | ||
One telescopic splint. | ||
One large sterilized dressing suitable for burns and wounds (not less than 3 inches x 3 inches). | ||
Three medium sterilized wound dressings (gauze and wool or lint and wool not less than 2 inches x 2 inches). | ||
One roll sterilized cotton wool (not less than ½ oz.). | ||
Three roller bandages (3 inches x 6 yards). | ||
Two triangular bandages or one triangular bandage and one flannel bandage (not less than 2 inches x 3 yards). | ||
One roll of surgical strapping (not less than 1 inch x 3 yards or ½ inch x 5 yards.) | ||
One pair of Spencer Wells pressure forceps. | ||
One pair rustless scissors. | ||
Two eye-pads. | ||
One box large strong safety pins. |