Access Lo exita.
Width of gangways.
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(3) The actuating mechanism of all emergency exits other than those fitted to an upper deck shall be easily accessible to persons of normal height standing on ground level outside the omnibus.
61. (1) There shall be unobstructed accessibility from every seat to at least two exits from an omnibus or to one exit where one exit only is required by these regulations:
Provided that this paragraph of this regulation shall not apply to-
(a) any seats alongside the driver, if there is access to such
seats by an entrance other than the driver's entrance; (b) seats on any deck of an omnibus if that deck is not provided with a permanent top and if there is unobstructed accessibility from every seat on that deck to some exit.
(2) Direct access shall be provided to the driver's seat either from the offside of the omnibus or by means of a passage which shall not be of less dimensions than those prescribed in paragraph (1) of regulation 6z for a gangway.
(3) No seat shall be fitted to any door so that when in position for use it obstructs any passage to an exit or gangway required by these regulations.
62. (1) The width of every gangway in an omnibus shall be not less than one foot up to a height of two feet six inches from the floor level and above that height not less than one foot two inches and shall be so designed that a vertical line projected upwards from the centre line of any gangway at floor level shall, to the height prescribed in regulation 63 of these regulations as the height of that gangway be laterally not less than six inches from any part of the omnibus other than the roof over the gang- way.
(2) No part of any gangway which serves as a joint means of access from any entrance to both the upper and lower deck of an omnibus shall be less than thirty-six inches in width.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation when any space in front of a seat is required for the accommodation of seated passengers the space within nine inches of the seat shall not be taken into account in measuring the width of a gangway.
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83. (1) The clear height at the centre line of any gangway Height of extending from the front edge of the foremost passenger seat to the front edge of the rearmost passenger seat served by that gangway shall be as follows-
(a) in the case of a single-decked omnibus fitted with a permanent top and the lower deck of a double-decked omnibus, not less than five feet eight inches if the seating capacity of the vehicle exceeds fourteen and not less than five feet in any other case;
(b) in the case of the top deck of a double-decked omnibus fitted with a permanent top, not less than five feet eight inches,
and the height provided at the centre line of any part of any gangway shall not be more than four inches lower than the height prescribed by this paragraph in respect of the centre line of any gangway extending from the front edge of the foremost passenger seat to the front edge of the rear most passenger seat served by that gangway.
(3) In the case of a single-decked omnibus without a permanent top when the hood is extended or raised, its height from the floor shall in no place be less than five feet along the centre line of the vehicle except over the driver's seat.
64. (1) The supports of all seats in an omnibus shall be Scats. firmly fixed in position and at least fifteen inches measured in a straight line along the back of each seat shall be allowed for each passenger.
(a) Every seat shall have a back rest so closed or otherwise constructed as to prevent as far as possible the pockets of passengers being picked.
(3) No part of the back rest of any seat placed lengthwise shall be less than fifty-four inches from the corresponding part of the back rest of the seat facing it.
(4) Transverse seats shall be so fitted that-
(a) there is a clear space of at least twenty-six inches in front of the whole length of the top of the back rest of every seat, any handles or grips which do not project