[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR393.62]

[Page 1076-1077]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 393--PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart D--Glazing and Window Construction
 
Sec. 393.62  Window obstructions.

    Windows, if otherwise capable of complying with Sec. 393.61 (a) and 
(b), shall not be obstructed by bars or other such means located either 
inside or outside such windows such as would hinder the escape of 
occupants unless such bars or other such means are so constructed as

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to provide a clear opening, at least equal to the opening provided by 
the window to which it is adjacent, when subjected to the same test 
specified in Sec. 393.61(c). The point of application of such test force 
shall be such as will be most likely to result in the removal of the 
obstruction.