Blue Bird Vision 2021, Driver'S Handbook Manual

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P A S S E N G E R A R E A P A S S E N G E R A R E A
Track Mounted Passenger Seats
If your bus is equipped with track mounted passenger seats and you relocate the seats or remove them to accommodate wheelchairs,
you must follow rules of spacing and placement to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222 “School Bus Passenger Seating
and Crash Protection” and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 217 “Bus Window Retention and Release”. A decal printed with these rules
(as shown below) is installed on the interior body panel above the windshield.
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WARNING! WARNING!
The federal rules governing passenger seating, spacing, and placement are explicit. When the seats
are moved, the entity moving or rearranging the seating assumes responsibility for compliance with FMVSS 222 “School
Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection” and FMVSS 217, “Bus Window Retention and Release”.
All passenger seats must have a seat or barrier in front of it to provide compartmentalization required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards. As you reconfigure your bus, you may need additional barriers, which are available from Blue Bird Body Co. Part Sales.