Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 2005 - SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 20 VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS



1. Application

This Part applies to all vehicles.

2. Stability

A vehicle must be constructed and equipped so as to be stable when carrying
the maximum number of passengers allowed at all speeds permitted.

3. No undue noise or vibration

A vehicle must be constructed and maintained so that no undue noise or
vibration arises during its operation.

4. Seats



(1) A vehicle must have seats fitted which have cushions that are suitably
padded or contoured and are firmly and securely attached to the vehicle
structure.

(2) A vehicle must have seats, interior fittings and trimmings which are
properly constructed, fixed and finished.

5. Handholds

A vehicle must have a suitable number of handholds for the safety and
convenience of passengers.



6. Electrical wiring must be safe

A vehicle must have all electric wiring properly insulated and protected from
damage and located so it is of no danger to passengers.



7. Application

This Part applies to vehicles other than motorcycles.

8. Construction and maintenance of vehicle body

A vehicle must have a body constructed and maintained so as to provide
appropriate protection to passengers under all weather conditions.

9. Seats

A vehicle must have seats fitted which have backs constructed so as to provide
reasonable support for passengers.

10. Floors

A vehicle must have floors of sound construction finished and maintained with
a skid-resistant surface and sealed so as to prevent fumes and dust from
entering the vehicle.

11. Interior lighting

A vehicle must have interior lamps adequate for the reasonable convenience of
passengers.

12. Windows

A vehicle must have every window sound and properly fitted and each moveable
window equipped with a suitable opening device.



13. Notices to be fixed on or in the vehicle

A vehicle must have notices on or in the vehicle to the satisfaction of the
Director which-

   (a)  clearly show in letters at least 25 millimetres high and of
        proportionate width the maximum number of adult passengers, including
        any standing passengers, the vehicle is licensed to carry; and

   (b)  are displayed on the outside rear only of vehicles licensed to carry
        less than 8 passengers, and on the inside and outside rear of any
        other vehicle.

14. Engine compartment

A vehicle must have an engine compartment-

   (a)  that does not contain flammable sound proofing material or material
        capable of being impregnated with fuel or lubricant; and

   (b)  that has drainage orifices or that is otherwise designed to prevent
        the accumulation of fuel or lubricant.

15. Segregation of engine department and other heat sources

A vehicle must have its engine compartment and other sources of heat separated
from the remainder of the vehicle by heat resisting material.

16. Vehicle fuel filler pipe



(1) A vehicle must have a vehicle fuel filler pipe-

   (a)  that is designed so that any overflow or leakage cannot accumulate;
        and

   (b)  that does not project beyond the overall width of the bodywork; and



   (c)  that is not located in the engine compartment.

(2) A vehicle must have its fuel filler pipe opening on an external surface.

17. Fuel tank

A vehicle must have its fuel tank, or any part of it-

   (a)  not less than 1×2 metres from the front of the vehicle; and

   (b)  not projecting beyond the overall width of the bodywork; and

   (c)  not located in the engine compartment.

18. Fuel system fittings

A vehicle must have its fuel system fittings designed so that any leaking fuel
flows freely to the ground without contacting the exhaust system or any
electrical equipment.

19. No flammable material near exhaust system

A vehicle must have no flammable material located within 100 millimetres of
the exhaust system unless that material is effectively shielded.



20. Stability

A single deck omnibus or private bus must be stable when positioned on a flat
surface with a 28 degree transverse slope with 65 kg in each seating position.





21. Device to remove windscreen condensation

An omnibus or private bus manufactured before 1 March 1968 which is not fitted
with a device capable of removing condensed moisture from the inside of the
windscreen must be fitted with a device or be equipped with an appliance or
other means to enable the driver to remove condensation from the windscreen.

22. Exposed bars above or behind seat

An omnibus or private bus first licensed after 31 October 1980 must not have
exposed bars protruding above or behind the seat back other than to provide
corner handholds.

23. Equipment or device must enable view of passengers

An omnibus which is to be operated in a service on which a conductor will not
always be present must have a mirror or mirrors, closed circuit television or
other device approved by the Director which provides the driver with a view of
any passengers in or on the omnibus.

24. Luggage rack must be safe

Any luggage rack provided in an omnibus or private bus must be constructed so
as to minimise the possibility of injury to occupants of the vehicle by any
projection or by movement of any luggage during braking or cornering
manoeuvres and must for omnibuses only be affixed so that the vertical
distance between the rack and the seat surface measured at the centre of the
seating position is not less than 950 millimetres.







25. Bulkhead behind driver's seat

If the Director requires a public commercial passenger vehicle to have a
bulkhead behind the driver's seat it must extend at least 250 millimetres each
side of the centre of the driver's seating position and from at least 305 mm
to 1·52 m high and be constructed so as not to obstruct the seated driver's
view of the omnibus interior. __________________