[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 36, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 36CFR1192.39]



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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY

 

 CHAPTER XI--ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

 

PART 1192_AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES 

FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart B_Buses, Vans and Systems

 

Sec. 1192.39  Destination and route signs.



    (a) Where destination or route information is displayed on the 

exterior of a vehicle, each vehicle shall have illuminated signs on the 

front and boarding side of the vehicle.

    (b) Characters on signs required by paragraph (a) of this section 

shall have a width-to-height ratio between 3:5 and 1:1 and a stroke 

width-to-height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10, with a minimum character 

height (using an upper case ``X'') of 1 inch for signs on the boarding 

side and a minimum character height of 2 inches for front ``headsigns'', 

with ``wide'' spacing (generally, the space between letters shall be \1/

16\ the height of upper case letters), and shall contrast with the 

background, either dark-on-light or light-on-dark.



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