Trans 300.15 Employer requirements.
Trans 300.16 Driver requirements.
Trans 300.18 Out of service.
Trans 300.19 Requirements to convert a school bus.
Trans 300.20 Adoption of standards.
Trans 300.21 Rebody requirements.
Trans 300.22 Charter operations.
Subchapter II—Equipment Standards
Trans 300.26 Alternator, generator.
Trans 300.29 Battery carrier and connections.
Trans 300.35 Construction.
Trans 300.355 Crossing gate.
Trans 300.37 Drive shaft.
Trans 300.38 Emergency warning equipment.
Trans 300.39 Emergency exits.
Trans 300.40 Exhaust system.
Trans 300.41 Fire extinguisher.
Trans 300.42 First aid kit.
Trans 300.44 Floor covering.
Trans 300.46 Fuel tank and fuel system integrity.
Trans 300.49 Inside height.
Trans 300.51 Instruments, gauges.
Trans 300.54 Lights, lamps, and reflectors.
Trans 300.56 Mounting of body.
Trans 300.60 Service door.
Trans 300.61 Signs and lettering.
Trans 300.64 Stop signal arm.
Trans 300.66 Suspension system.
Trans 300.71 Windshield washer.
Trans 300.72 Windshield wipers.
Subchapter III—Special Additional Requirements
Trans 300.75 Special service opening.
Trans 300.76 Power lift or ramps.
Trans 300.77 Wheelchair fasteners.
Trans 300.78 Seats and restraints.
Trans 300.79 Communications.
Trans 300.80 Optional equipment.
Trans 300.81 Authorized optional equipment.
Subchapter IV—General Requirements
Trans 300.85 Replacement equipment.
Trans 300.86 Enforcement policy.
Trans 300.87 Inspection procedures.
Trans 300.88 Applicability.
Ch. Trans 300 Note
Note: Chapter Trans 300 was renumbered from chapter MVD 17 and revised by emergency rule effective September 8, 1982; chapter MVD 17 as it existed on February 28, 1983 was repealed and a new chapter Trans 300 was created effective March 1, 1983.
Trans 300.01(1)(1)
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the safe transportation of pupils and other authorized persons in school buses as defined in s.
340.01 (56), Stats.
Trans 300.01(2)
(2) This chapter is intended to provide specific safety-related standards regarding the design, construction, inspection, and operation of school buses.
Trans 300.01(3)
(3) The chapter provides for differing standards for vehicles of varying size and configuration.
Trans 300.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83.
Trans 300.02(1)
(1) “
Attended" means the driver is in the immediate area of the school bus service door or, in the case of a bus equipped with a power lift, the driver is assisting an individual with disabilities to board or exit.
Trans 300.02(2)
(2) “Driver's compartment" means the area forward of the rearmost portion of the driver's seat across the entire width of the bus.
Trans 300.02(4g)
(4g) “Lights" or “lamps" mean devices that emit light, either to illuminate roads, license plates and similar items, or to warn motorists and the public of the presence of a school bus and the need for due care. In this chapter, both terms have the same meaning and may be used interchangeably.
