Section 300.34. Color.

 

(1)  All school buses shall be painted national school bus glossy yellow with the exception of the trim, grill, roof, wheels and the bumpers. Grills and wheels may be chrome, black, yellow, silver, white or gray. Engine hood tops may be painted matte black or lusterless yellow for glare reduction.

(2)  When painted, the bumper shall be painted black.

(3)  Stop arms shall be painted black.

(3m)  Rub rails shall have a 2 inch minimum black color down their center, by either painting or application of a high quality blackout film, paint film, or retro-reflective tape. The remainder of each rub rail shall be either black or national school bus glossy yellow.

(4)  The following may be designated as trim or body components and if painted shall be either black or yellow:

(a) Door handles.

(b) Grab handles.

(c) Window sash, seals, gaskets, pillars, and bands on exposed edges.

(d) Door seals and gaskets.

(e) Mirror frame and mounting brackets.

(f) Lamp flanges, housings, and an area around the tail, stop, turn, and back up lamps not to exceed 3 inches. Areas adjacent to rub rails may exceed 3 inches to the extent of the width of the rub rail.

(g) Reflector frames and flanges.

(h) Windshield wiper arms.

(i) Snow rails.

(j) License frame and mounting brackets.

(k) Service door.

(5)  The body manufacturer's name including a logo may appear on the exterior of the vehicle in any color.

(6)  Noncontrasting reflective material is permitted to include, but not limited to, rub rails, snow rails, as "school bus" lettering and the owner's identification as required in s. Trans 300.61 (6) or permitted in s. Trans 300.61 (7) . Front or rear bumper, or both, may be marked diagonally 45 ° down to centerline of pavement with 2-inch wide strips of noncontrasting reflective material.

(7)  Yellow reflective tape may be located on the rub rail in areas of emergency exit windows in order to meet requirements of FMVSS 217.

(8)  An external camera, audio monitor or recording device housing shall be either national school bus glossy yellow, black, gray, or white.

(9)  Sensors used for anti-theft or pre-trip inspections shall be either national school bus glossy yellow, black, gray, or white

(10)  The roof of a school bus may be painted white. The front and rear roof caps shall be painted school bus glossy yellow or black. The white roof may not extend below the side windows, or if equipped, the drip rail.

Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326 , eff. 3-1-83; am. (1), (4) (f), (6), Register, February, 1995, No. 470 , eff. 3-1-95 ; am. (6) and cr. (7), Register, December, 1997, No. 504 , eff. 1-1-98; CR 03-116 : am. (1), (4) (c) and (f), cr. (4) (k) Register April 2004 No. 580 , eff. 5-1-04; CR 15-069 : am. (1), renum. (3) (intro.) to (3) and am., r. (3) (a), (b), am. (4) (f), cr. (8) to (10) Register April 2016 No. 724 , eff. 5-1-16.