[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR37.105]

[Page 388]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          SUBTITLE A--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 37--TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (ADA)--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart E--Acquisition of Accessible Vehicles by Private Entities
 
Sec. 37.105  Equivalent service standard.

    For purposes of Secs. 37.101 and 37.103 of this part, a fixed route 
system or demand responsive system, when viewed in its entirety, shall 
be deemed to provide equivalent service if the service available to 
individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use 
wheelchairs, is provided in the most integrated setting appropriate to 
the needs of the individual and is equivalent to the service provided 
other individuals with respect to the following service characteristics:
    (a) (1) Schedules/headways (if the system is fixed route);
    (2) Response time (if the system is demand responsive);
    (b) Fares;
    (c) Geographic area of service;
    (d) Hours and days of service;
    (e) Availability of information;
    (f) Reservations capability (if the system is demand responsive);
    (g) Any constraints on capacity or service availability;
    (h) Restrictions priorities based on trip purpose (if the system is 
demand responsive).