81. Marking, positioning and operation of emergency exits

All emergency exits of a vehicle shall —

be clearly marked as such inside and outside the vehicle, in letters not less than 25 millimetres high;

be fitted with doors which open outwards or windows;

be easily accessible to the passengers; and

in the case of a single-decked vehicle, or the lower deck of a double-decked vehicle, be so situated that passengers can step directly from the passage referred to in paragraph (3), to outside the vehicle.

Despite paragraph (1)(b), an emergency exit of a vehicle must be fitted with a door which opens outwards if the vehicle is provided with —

only one exit, which is also the only entrance; and (b)no other emergency exit fitted with a door which opens outwards.

The means of operation of all emergency exits of a vehicle shall be clearly indicated.

Between every emergency exit and a gangway there shall be a passage which is —

not of less dimensions than those prescribed for a gangway in rule 83(1); and

so designed that a vertical line projected upwards from the centre line of the passage at floor level shall, to a height of 760 millimetres from the floor level, be laterally not less than 150 millimetres from any part of the vehicle.

In a vehicle the means of operation of all the doors of emergency exits other than those provided in the upper deck of a double-decked vehicle shall be readily accessible to persons of normal height standing at ground level outside the vehicle.

All emergency exits of a vehicle shall —

be clearly marked as such inside and outside the vehicle, in letters not less than 25 millimetres high;

be fitted with doors which open outwards or windows;

be easily accessible to the passengers; and

in the case of a single-decked vehicle, or the lower deck of a double-decked vehicle, be so situated that passengers can step directly from the passage referred to in paragraph (3), to outside the vehicle.

Despite paragraph (1)(b), an emergency exit of a vehicle must be fitted with a door which opens outwards if the vehicle is provided with —

only one exit, which is also the only entrance; and (b)no other emergency exit fitted with a door which opens outwards.

The means of operation of all emergency exits of a vehicle shall be clearly indicated.

Between every emergency exit and a gangway there shall be a passage which is —

not of less dimensions than those prescribed for a gangway in rule 83(1); and

so designed that a vertical line projected upwards from the centre line of the passage at floor level shall, to a height of 760 millimetres from the floor level, be laterally not less than 150 millimetres from any part of the vehicle.

In a vehicle the means of operation of all the doors of emergency exits other than those provided in the upper deck of a double-decked vehicle shall be readily accessible to persons of normal height standing at ground level outside the vehicle.