State of Bus Safety in the U.S.: Summary of Federal and ...

1 State of Bus Safety in the : Summary of Federal and State RegulationsFTA Report No. 0078 Federal Transit AdministrationPREPARED BY Jennifer Flynn Lisa Staes Center for Urban Transportation Research University of South FloridaJUNE 2014 COVER PHOTO Photo courtesy of This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. The United States Government does not endorse products of manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the objective of this report.

2 Federal TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION iJUNE 2014 FTA Report No. 0078 PREPARED BYJennifer Flynn Lisa Staes Center for Urban Transportation ResearchUniversity of South Florida SPONSORED BYFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of Research, Demonstration and Innovation Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 AVAILABLE of Bus Safety in the : Summary of Federal and State Regulations Federal TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ivMetric Conversion Table SYMBOL WHEN YOU KNOW MULTIPLY BY TO FIND SYMBOL LENGTH in inches millimeters mm ft feet meters m yd yards meters m mi miles kilometers km VOLUME fl oz fluid ounces milliliters mL gal gallons liters L ft3 cubic feet cubic meters m3 yd3 cubic yards cubic meters m3 NOTE.

3 Volumes greater than 1000 L shall be shown in m3 MASS oz ounces grams g lb pounds kilograms kg T short tons (2000 lb) megagrams (or "metric ton") Mg (or "t") TEMPERATURE (exact degrees) oF Fahrenheit 5 (F-32)/9 or (F-32) Celsius oC Federal TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION iiMetric Conversion TableMetric Conversion Table Federal TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION vREPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGEForm ApprovedOMB No. 0704-01881. AGENCY USE ONLY2. REPORT DATE June 20143. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED 6/10/2013 6/30/2014 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruc-tions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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6 ABSTRACTThis report provides a comprehensive overview of transit bus Safety regulations and standards developed by all 50 states, as well as information on how State departments of transportation (DOT) regulate the maintenance or operation of transit/paratransit vehicles operated by public transit agencies. For quick reference, this document is accompanied by a spreadsheet containing basic information on State DOT regulation of transit bus Safety , State requirements for annual transit bus inspections, and a list of laws/regulations with hyperlinks to each statutory reference. The spreadsheet and map with hyperlinks are available at Since many of the State laws contain references to Federal regulations, this report begins with a Summary of Federal laws and regulations.

7 14. SUBJECT TERMST ransit Safety law, transit Safety regulations, State transit Safety regulations15. NUMBER OF PAGES 13216. PRICE CODE17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT Unclassified18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE Unclassified19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF ABSTRACT Unclassified20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Federal TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION viTABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary 4 Section 1: Methodology 7 Section 2: Federal Safety Laws and Regulations 7 49 CFR Part 40 Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs 7 49 CFR Part 355 Compatibility of State Laws and Regulations Affecting Interstate motor Carrier Operations 7 49 CFR Part 365 Rules Governing Applications for Operating Authority 8 49 CFR Part 379 Preservation of Records 9 49 CFR Part 382 Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing 9 49 CFR Part 383 Commercial Driver s License Standards.

8 Requirements and Penalties 10 49 CFR Part 384 State Compliance with Commercial Driver s License Program 10 49 CFR Part 385 Safety Fitness Procedures 10 49 CFR Part 390 Federal motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General 11 49 CFR Part 391 Qualifications of Drivers and Longer Combination vehicle (LCV) Driver Instructors 12 49 CFR Part 392 Driving of Commercial motor Vehicles 13 49 CFR Part 393 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation 13 49 CFR Part 395 Hours of Service of Drivers 13 49 CFR Part 396 inspection , Repair.

9 And Maintenance 14 49 CFR Part 571 Federal motor vehicle Safety Standards 16 49 CFR Part 614 Transportation Infrastructure Management 16 49 CFR Part 655 Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations 17 49 CFR Part 663 Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of Rolling Stock Purchases 17 49 CFR Part 665 Bus Testing 19 Section 3: State Safety Laws and Regulations 20 Alaska 21 Arizona 23 Arkansas 23 California 28 Colorado 29 Connecticut 31 Delaware 32 Florida 37 Georgia 38 Hawaii 38 Idaho 39 Illinois Federal TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION vii 41 Indiana 41 Iowa 42 Kansas 43 Kentucky 44

10 Louisiana 45 Maine 46 Maryland 47 Massachusetts 51 Michigan 52 Minnesota 56 Mississippi 56 Missouri 57 Montana 58 Nebraska 60 Nevada 60 New Hampshire 62 New Jersey 71 New Mexico 73 New York 82 North Carolina 84 Ohio 85 Oklahoma 87 Oregon 88 Pennsylvania 89 Rhode Island 91 South Carolina 92 South Dakota 92 Te nne s se e 94 Te x a s 95 Utah 96 Vermont 98 Virginia 100 Washington 101 West Virginia 103 Wisconsin 104 Wyoming 106 Appendix A: Federal motor Carrier Safety Regulations for Bus Transit 108 Appendix B.