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Directive 2001/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2001 relating to special provisions for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC (repealed)
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This Annex contains the requirements for double-deck vehicles, where these differ from the basic requirements of Annex I. The paragraphs or subparagraphs below shall replace those paragraphs or subparagraphs with equivalent numbers in Annex I. Unless otherwise stated below, all the other requirements of Annex I shall apply to double-deck vehicles. The numbering of paragraphs below follows that of Annex I.
Number of passengers | Number of service doors on a double-deck vehicle | ||
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Class I and A | Class II | Class III and B | |
9—45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
46—70 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
71—100 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
> 100 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Number of passengers and crew per compartment to be accommodated in each compartment or deck | Minimum total number of emergency exits |
---|---|
1—8 | 2 |
9—16 | 3 |
17—30 | 4 |
31—45 | 5 |
46—60 | 6 |
61—75 | 7 |
76—90 | 8 |
91—110 | 9 |
111—130 | 10 |
> 130 | 11 |
Total number of passengers in the upper deck (Aa) | Number of hatches |
---|---|
not exceeding 50 | 1 |
exceeding 50 | 2 |
two, or at least one and-one-half staircases, shall be provided in Class I and Class II vehicles if more than 50 passengers are carried on the upper deck;
two, or at least one and-one-half staircases, are to be provided in Class III vehicles if more than 30 passengers are carried on the upper deck.
a Dimensions in brackets apply for the rear most part of the lower deck and near the front axle only (see paragraph 7.7.5.10) | ||||||
(in mm) | ||||||
aClass I | aClass II | aClass III | ||||
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Upper/lower deck: | UD | LD | UD | LD | UD | LD |
Diameter of lower cylinder | 450 | 450 | 350 | 350 | 300 | 300 |
Height of lower cylinder | 900 | 1 020 (900/990) | 900 | 1 020 (900/990) | 900 | 1 020 (900/990) |
Diameter of upper cylinder | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 450 | 450 |
Height of upper cylinder | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Overall height | 1 680 | 1 800 (1 680/1 770) | 1 680 | 1 800 (1 680/1 770) | 1 680 | 1 800 (1 680/1 770) |
The gauging device may come into contact with strap hangers for standing passengers, if fitted, and move them away. The diameter of the upper cylinder may be reduced at the top to 300 mm when a chamfer not exceeding 30 degrees from the horizontal is included (figure 1).
from 1 800 mm to 1 680 mm in any part of the gangway of the lower deck to the rear of a transverse vertical plane situated 1 500 mm forward to the centre of the rear axle (foremost rear axle in the case of vehicles with more than one rear axle),
from 1 800 mm to 1 770 mm in the case of a service door which is situated forward the front axle in any part of the gangway situated between two transverse vertical planes situated 800 mm forwards and behind the centre line of the front axle.
This requirement is considered to be fulfilled if at least one of the following conditions is met:
a Dimensions in brackets apply for upper deck only and/or the rearmost part of the lower deck and/or the lower deck near the front axle only (see paragraph 7.7.5.10). | |||||
B (mm) | C (mm) | D (mm) | E (mm)a | F (mm)a | |
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Class I | 550 | 450 | 500 | 1 800 (1 680/1 770) | 1 020 (900/990) |
Class II | 550 | 350 | 500 | 1 800 (1 680/1 770) | 1 020 (900/990) |
Class III | 450 | 300 (220 in the case of laterally movable seats) | 500 | 1 800 (1 680/1 770) | 1 020 (900/990) |
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