[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: 49CFR38.25]

[Page 546-547]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          SUBTITLE A--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 38--AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCESSIBILITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Buses, Vans and Systems
 
Sec. 38.25  Doors, steps and thresholds.

    (a) Slip resistance. All aisles, steps, floor areas where people 
walk and floors in securement locations shall have slip-resistant 
surfaces.
    (b) Contrast. All step edges, thresholds and the boarding edge of 
ramps or

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lift platforms shall have a band of color(s) running the full width of 
the step or edge which contrasts from the step tread and riser, or lift 
or ramp surface, either light-on-dark or dark-on-light.
    (c) Door height. For vehicles in excess of 22 feet in length, the 
overhead clearance between the top of the door opening and the raised 
lift platform, or highest point of a ramp, shall be a minimum of 68 
inches. For vehicles of 22 feet in length or less, the overhead 
clearance between the top of the door opening and the raised lift 
platform, or highest point of a ramp, shall be a minimum of 56 inches.