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22、ost-consumer fibre, is EcoLogo and Processed Chlorine Free certified, and was manufactured using biogas energy.June 2008 iiiContents Canadian Standards Association Multi-functional activity busesTechnical Committee on School Buses viPreface viii0Introduction 10.1 Background 10.2 Purpose 10.3 Applica
23、tion 11Scope 12 Reference publications 23 Definitions 44 General requirements 55 Chassis 65.1 Batteries 65.2 Brakes 65.3 Front bumper 65.4 Drive shaft 75.5 Engine exhaust system 75.5.1 General 75.5.2 Type A buses 75.5.3 Type B, C, and D buses 75.6 Front fenders 75.7 Frame 85.8 Fuel system 85.9 Alter
24、nator 95.10 Gross vehicle weight 95.11 Horn 95.12 Instruments and instrument panel 95.13 Power and gradability 95.14 Shock absorbers 95.15 Steering gear and linkage 95.16 Tires and rims 105.17 Turning radius 106Body 106.1 Aisles 106.2 Bus sizes 116.3 Rear bumper 116.4 Colour 116.5 Retroreflective ma
25、rking 116.5.1 Rear 116.5.2 Sides 116.5.3 Material specifications 126.6 Construction of body 126.6.1 General 126.6.2 Type A2, B, C, and D buses 12D270-08 Canadian Standards Associationiv June 20086.7 Defroster system 136.8 Heater system 136.9 Ventilation 136.10 Service door 146.10.1 General 146.10.2
26、Service door emergency release 146.10.3 Type A buses 156.10.4 Type B, C, and D buses 156.11 Emergency exits 156.11.1 General 156.11.2 Emergency doors 156.11.3 Roof hatches 166.11.4 Rear windows 166.11.5 Side windows 176.12 Safety equipment 176.12.1 General 176.12.2 Advanced warning devices 176.12.3
27、Securement 176.12.4 Locked compartment 176.13 Fire extinguisher 176.13.1 Type 176.13.2 Operating mechanism 176.13.3 Pressure gauge 176.13.4 Mounting 186.14 First aid kit 186.15 Floor covering 186.16 Wheelhousing 196.16.1 General 196.16.2 Type A2, B, C, and D buses 196.17 Fuel identification 196.18 I
28、nside height 196.18.1 Type A1 buses 196.18.2 Type A2, B, C, and D buses 196.19 Insulation 196.20 Interior 206.21 Lamps, reflectors, and signals 206.21.1 Turn signals and stop lamps 206.21.2 Floor level side marker lamps 206.21.3 Interior lamps 206.21.4 Exterior lamps 206.21.5 Strobe lamp 206.21.6 Ex
29、it lamp 216.22 Operators manual 216.23 Mirrors 216.23.1 General 216.23.2 Interior rear-view mirrors 216.24 Body mounting 226.25 Noise suppression 226.26 Rub rails 236.27 Drivers seat 236.27.1 Seat belt 236.27.2 Seat belt cutter 246.27.3 Type B, C, and D buses 246.28 Seating 24 Canadian Standards Ass
30、ociation Multi-functional activity busesJune 2008 v6.28.1 General 246.28.2 Covering material 256.28.3 Seat belts 256.29 Steps 256.29.1 Surfaces 256.29.2 Height 256.29.3 Additional requirements for Type B, C, and D buses 256.30 Stirrup steps (Type C and D buses) 266.31 Sun shield (Type B, C, and D bu
31、ses) 266.32 Undercoating 266.33 Windshield and windows 276.33.1 General 276.33.2 Type A2, B, C, and D buses 276.34 Wiring 276.34.1 General 276.34.2 Circuits 276.34.3 Insulation and protection 286.34.4 Fastening and joining 28AnnexesA (normative) Mirror testing protocol 29B (normative) Heater test 34
32、C (normative) Roof hatch performance test 35D (informative) Sections of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations applicable to multi-functional activity buses 37E (informative) Contact information for publishers identified in Clause 2 39Tables1 Retroreflective sheeting coefficients of retroreflectivity
33、28D270-08 Canadian Standards Associationvi June 2008Technical Committee on School BusesR. Monster Ontario Ministry of Transportation,St. Catharines, OntarioChairG. Moore Pacific Western Transportation,Calgary, AlbertaRepresenting Alberta School Bus Contractors AssociationVice-ChairN. Sanders Sparksm
34、an Transportation Ltd.,Fort McMurray, AlbertaVice-ChairR. Arsenault New Brunswick Department of Education,Fredericton, New BrunswickC. Beaudry Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth, Pupil Transportation Unit,Winnipeg, ManitobaR. Briggler IC Corporation,Conway, Arkansas, USAAssociateR. Brown Int
35、ernational Truck and Engine Corporation Canada,Burlington, OntarioS. Buchan Perry Rand Transportation Group Ltd.,Waterville, Nova ScotiaR. Campbell Girardin Minibus,Cambridge, OntarioD. Carroll Toronto, OntarioRepresenting Ontario School Bus AssociationR. Cousineau FirstBus Canada,Calgary, AlbertaAs
36、sociateH. Davis Southland Transportation Ltd.,Calgary, AlbertaR. Desaulniers Socit de lassurance automobile du Qubec,Qubec, QubecAssociateS. DiFilippo Safe Kids Canada,Toronto, OntarioS. Dove Toronto District School Board/Toronto Catholic District School Board,Toronto, OntarioC. Downes Saskatchewan
37、Government Insurance,Regina, Saskatchewan Canadian Standards Association Multi-functional activity busesJune 2008 viiJ. Giannone First Student Canada,Burlington, OntarioA. Jaz Transport Canada,Ottawa, OntarioB. Kangas British Columbia Ministry of Transportation,Victoria, British ColumbiaI. Kennedy B
38、righton, Ontario AssociateT. Kerwin Canadian Blue Bird Coach Ltd.,Brantford, OntarioAssociateF. LaClaire Prairie Valley School Division,Regina, SaskatchewanL. Laing Government of Newfoundland and Labrador,St. Johns, Newfoundland and LabradorAssociateK. MacLean Golden Hills School Division No. 75, Tr
39、ochu, AlbertaRepresenting Student Transportation Association of AlbertaS. Mann Blue Bird Body Co.,Fort Valley, Georgia, USAF. Marasco School District No. 83 (North Okanagan/Shuswap),Salmon Arm, British ColumbiaD. McDonald Rosco Vision Systems, Inc.,Fredericktown, Ohio, USAAssociateJ. Morin Transport
40、 Canada,Ottawa, OntarioAssociateH. Parenteau Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation,Edmonton, AlbertaJ. Rieger Transport Canada,Ottawa, OntarioAssociateR. Stanley Thomas Built Buses, Inc.,High Point, North Carolina, USAL. Tremblay Fdration des commissions scolaires du Qubec,Qubec, QubecD. White N
41、ova Scotia Utility and Review Board,Halifax, Nova ScotiaW. Wise Collins Bus Corporation,South Hutchinson, Kansas, USAM. Woods Sidney, British ColumbiaI. Brodie Canadian Standards Association,Mississauga, OntarioProject ManagerD270-08 Canadian Standards Associationviii June 2008PrefaceThis is the fir
42、st edition of CSA D270, Multi-functional activity buses. This Standard was developed to address the need for a safer alternative to the use of buses not classified as school buses in the transportation of passengers to child care, pre-primary, primary, youth, or community activities or facilities.Th
43、is Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the Standard.This Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on School Buses, under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee on Mechanical and Industrial Equipment Safety, and has been f
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49、 in accordance with the CSA Directives and guidelines governing standardization and are published in CSAs periodical Info Update, which is available on the CSA Web site at www.csa.ca. Canadian Standards Association Multi-functional activity busesJune 2008 1D270-08Multi-functional activity buses0Introduction0.1 BackgroundIn the United States, new vehicles that carry 11 or more people and are sold for transporting students to school or school-related events are required to meet federal standards for school buses. In recent years, the National
