Singapore legislation
Regulation 77
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 77
Width of entrances and exits
Subregulation 1
Other than an emergency exit, every entrance and exit of a vehicle registered —
[Deleted by S 467/2019 wef 01/07/2019](b)on or after 1st January 1975 shall be at least 600 millimetres; (c)on or after 1st January 1990 shall be at least 900 millimetres for single-decked vehicle and 1200 millimetres for double-decked vehicle and the width of the exit shall be at least 600 millimetres; (d)on or after 15 February 2006 but before 1 July 2019 as an omnibus shall be at least 1,200 millimetres and shall be fitted with a centre stanchion bar in such manner as the Registrar may specify; and
on or after 1 July 2019 as an omnibus shall be at least 1,200 millimetres.
Subregulation 2
The size of the emergency exit of a vehicle, other than an emergency exit referred to in paragraph (2A), shall be as follows:
in the case of a door, not less than 1.25 metres in height and 0.55 metres in width;
in the case of a window situated at the side, an aperture area of not less than 0.4 square metres with a height of not less than 0.5 metres and a width of not less than 0.7 metres; and
in the case of a window situated at the rear, an aperture area of not less than 0.4 square metres —
with a height of not less than 0.5 metres and a width of not less than 0.7 metres; or
with a height of not less than 0.35 metres and a width of not less than 1.55 metres.
Subregulation 2A
The size of an emergency exit from the upper deck of a double-decked vehicle shall be as follows:
in the case of a window situated in the rear of the vehicle, that window shall not be less than 1.52 metres by 0.46 metres; or (b)in the case of a window situated on each side of the vehicle, the window shall have an aperture area of not less than 0.4 square metres with a height of not less than 0.5 metres and a width of not less than 0.7 metres.
Subregulation 2B
Where a vehicle is fitted with a window intended for use as an emergency exit —
that window shall be made of readily breakable safety glass; and
that vehicle shall be equipped with a hammer or other similar device (located in a conspicuous and readily accessible position of the vehicle) with which the glass may be broken in case of an emergency.
Subregulation 3
Where the same entrance is used for both the upper and lower deck of a double-decked vehicle no part of the entrance, excluding any stanchion, measured along the near-side of the vehicle shall be less than 900 millimetres in width.
Subregulation 4
Where a vehicle has a seating capacity for not more than 7 persons, excluding the driver, no part of a doorway above the seat level of the vehicle shall be less than 530 millimetres in width.