Trans 300.34 (8) An external camera, audio monitor or recording device housing shall be either national school bus glossy yellow, black, gray, or white.
Trans 300.34 (9) Sensors used for anti-theft or pre-trip inspections shall be either national school bus glossy yellow, black, gray, or white
Trans 300.34 (10) The roof of a school bus may be painted white. The front and rear roof caps shall be painted school bus glossy yellow or black. The white roof may not extend below the side windows, or if equipped, the drip rail.
SECTION 15. Trans 300.39 (9) is amended to read:
Trans 300.39 (9) The inside of each emergency window shall have the designation “Emergency Exit”. An emergency door shall be identified with either the words “Emergency Exit” or “Emergency Door” on the inside at the top of, or above the door. Directly beneath or above each “Emergency Door” or “Emergency Exit” designation specified by this section a label shall state in letters at least one inch high, “DO NOT BLOCK” in a color that contrasts with the background of the label. Concise operating instructions shall be located within 6 inches of the release mechanism. When a release mechanism is not located within an occupant space of an adjacent seat, a label that indicates the location of the nearest mechanism shall be placed within that occupant space. The outside of the emergency door shall be clearly marked “Emergency Door” or “Emergency Exit” in letters 2 inches high at the top of, or above the door or immediately below the upper glass. An arrow at least 6 inches long and 3/4 inch in width indicating the direction the release mechanism should be turned to open the door shall be painted in black on the yellow background. The outside of the emergency window shall be labeled “Emergency Exit” in letters at least 2 inches high, directly above the window or on the window glazing. There may not be any labeling on the glazing indicating emergency door. Labeling or operating instructions may be located on the glazing of emergency window exits as long as the labeling or instructions are clearly visible inside and outside the vehicle.
SECTION 16. Trans 300.40 (1) is amended to read:
Trans 300.40 (1) The exhaust system, which includes the exhaust manifolds, joining gaskets, piping leading from the exhaust manifold, muffler and tail pipe may not enter the bus body at any location. The exhaust system pipes shall be of nonflexible steel except that those buses which utilize a diesel engine may be equipped with a flexible pipe of not more than 18 inches long between the engine and the first exhaust pipe hanger. Stainless steel bellows assemblies are allowed. School buses with 2007 EPA or newer diesel engines, subject to emissions standards in 40 CFR 86.007-11, may have flexible tubing at original manufactured locations and if replaced must meet or exceed manufacturer specifications. SECTION 17. Trans 300.40 (1m) is created to read:
Trans 300.40 (1m) School buses equipped with an EPA 2007 or newer diesel engine, which is subject to emissions standards in 40 CFR 86.007-11, shall maintain or exceed original specifications equipped by the manufacturer and shall discharge exhaust to the rear or left side of the school bus. SECTION 18. Trans 300.40 (3) is amended to read:
Trans 300.40 (3) An exhaust system, that has is not an EPA 2007 or newer diesel engine, subject to emissions standards in 40 CFR 86.007-11, may discharge out of its exit on the right side shall have the exit point if located behind the rear wheels. SECTION 19. Trans 300.54 (1) (intro.) is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (intro.) The following lights, lamps, and reflectors are required on a school bus painted in accordance with s. 347.44(1), Stats. Each lamp shall be operational and meet the applicable SAE specifications as provided in this section. SECTION 20. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) (intro.) is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) (intro.) The A school bus painted in accordance with s. 347.44(1) Stats., shall be equipped with alternating red flashing lamps lights which conform to the following requirements. SECTION 21. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 1. d. is created to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 1. d. A school bus shall be equipped with warning signal lights mounted at the same level as high and widely spaced laterally as practicable. The warning signal lights shall be mounted at the front above the windshield and at the rear so that the lower edge of the lens is not lower than the top line of the side window openings. These lights must be capable of displaying to the front 2, and to the rear 2, overhead alternately flashing red lights.
SECTION 22. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 1m. is created to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 1m. On or after August 16, 2016, the following requirements shall apply to school buses:
a. The school bus body shall be equipped with, in addition to the 4 red warning lights described in subd. 1., amber warning light shall be installed near each red warning light, at the same level, but closer to the vertical center line of the bus. The system of red and amber warning signal lights shall be wired so that the amber warning lights are activated manually, and the red warning lights are automatically activated, with the amber warning lights being automatically deactivated, when the stop signal arm is extended.
b. An amber and a red flashing pilot light shall be installed in the driver’s forward field of view indicating to the driver which warning light system is activated.
c. The amber and red warning lights shall flash alternately at a rate of 60 to 120 cycles per minute. The “on” period shall be long enough to permit bulb filament to come to full brightness. A double flash effect shall be counted as a single flash.
d. The above requirements in this subdiv. do not apply to school buses whose body was manufactured before January 1, 2005.
SECTION 23. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 2. is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 2. The amber and red warning lamps lights shall be of seal beam construction or other approved type such as strobe or light emitting diode, not less than 5 inches in diameter or with a surface area of at least 19 square inches if not round and visible from a distance of at least 500 feet along the axis of the vehicle in bright sunlight.
SECTION 24. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 4, 5, 6 and 7. are amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 4. Each amber and red warning signal lamp light shall be mounted with its axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bus.
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 5. The front and rear amber and red warning signal lamps lights shall be spaced as far apart laterally as practicable, and in no case shall the spacing between lamp centers be less than 3 feet.
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 6. The front amber and red warning signal lamps lights shall be located so that they can be clearly distinguished when headlamps are lighted on lower low beam.
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 7. The amber and red warning signal lamps lights shall be mounted at the front above the windshield and at the rear so that the lower edge of the lens is not lower than the top line of the side window openings.
SECTION 25. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 8. is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 8. The front and the rear signal lamps warning lights shall be unobstructed by any part of the bus from 5 degrees above to 10 degrees below horizontal and from 30 degrees to the right and 30 degrees to the left of the centerline of the bus.
SECTION 26. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 9., and 10. are amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 9. The body immediately surrounding the area around the lens of each alternately flashing amber and red signal lamp and extending outward approximately 3 inches to the top and sides and a minimum of one inch to the bottom shall be painted black on all school buses. This subdivision does not apply to vehicles not specifically manufactured as school buses and which have red warning signal lamps mounted above the roof top. Red warning signal lamps on such buses shall be equipped with black hoods at least 3 inches long.warning light shall have a black background extending outward a minimum of 3 inches. Where this is not practicable the background shall extend as wide as possible, with a minimum of a 1 inch black background required.
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 10. Except as provided in subd. 9., Amber and red warning signal lamps lights may be equipped with hoods to shield from rays of sun for improved visibility. SECTION 27. Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 12. is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (a) 12. Vehicles painted other than glossy yellow are prohibited from having the alternating amber and red flashing warning lights mounted on the vehicle except as otherwise provided by statute.
SECTION 28. Trans 300.54 (1) (am) (intro.) is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (am) (intro.) Each school bus first registered on or after October 1, 1998, shall be equipped with a strobe light which shall conform with that conforms to the following requirements:
SECTION 29. Trans 300.54 (1) (am) 1. is amended to read:
Trans 300.54 (1) (am) 1. The strobe light shall be of solid state construction. It shall emit a white light by flashing, not rotating, 360 degrees around the vertical axis.
SECTION 30. Trans 300.61 (2) is amended to read:
Trans 300.61 (2) The body shall bear words "School Bus" in black letters at least 8 inches high and one-inch stroke on both front and rear or on yellow signs attached thereto. The lettering shall be placed above the rear window and the front windshield. This lettering shall only appear on buses painted the yellow and black school bus colors and meeting all the requirements of ch. Trans 300 this chapter. SECTION 31. Trans 300.61 (7) is amended to read:
Trans 300.61 (7) The name of the school or school bus firm may appear on the sides of the bus between the seat line rub rail and the bottom window line in contrasting yellow or black letters not more than 10 inches high. The owner's name may also appear on the rear bumper in school bus yellow. The lettering may not exceed 6 inches in height with a 1/2 ½ inch brush stroke. These options do not relieve the owner or operator from the requirements of sub. (6).
