Singapore legislation

Regulation 84

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules

Regulation 84

Height of gangways

Subregulation 1

The clear height at every point along the centre line of a gangway between the limits specified in paragraph (3) shall be —

(a)

in the case of a single-decked vehicle, other than a school bus and the lower deck of a double-decked vehicle, not less than 1.8 metres if the vehicle has a seating capacity for more than 14 persons, excluding the driver, and 1.4 metres in any other case;

(b)

in the case of the top deck of a double-decked vehicle, not less than 1.67 metres; and

(c)

in the case of a single-decked vehicle which has a seating capacity for more than 14 persons, excluding the driver, and is a private car (school transport), not less than 1.7 metres.

Subregulation 2

The clear height at every point along the centre line of a gangway, outside the limits specified in paragraph (3), shall be not more than 100 millimetres lower than the clear height prescribed in paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

The clear height prescribed in paragraph (1) shall extend from the front edge of the foremost passenger seat adjacent to the gangway to the front edge of the rearmost passenger seat adjacent to that gangway.

Regulation 84 — Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules