Interpretation ID: aiam1050
Jr. President
General Seating Company
Topton
PA 19562;
Dear Mr. Ferreira: This is in reply to your letter of March 8, 1973, requestin clarification on three points related to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, Bus Window Retention and Release.; >>>1. Glass Types. Glazing materials must conform with Standard No 205, Glazing Materials. ANSI Z26, incorporated into Standard No. 205 by reference, can be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018. SAE J673a can be purchased from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Two Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, New York 10001.; 2. Locks. Paragraph S5.3.2 reads, When tested under conditions of S6 both before and after the window retention test required by S5.1, each emergency exit shall allow *manual release* of the exit...' (emphasis added).; 3. Tests. Two studies were contracted over the past few years whic related to bus windows. Reports of these studies may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22151.; (a) PB 195-231, Study of Bus Side Windows,' by All America Engineering Company. Cost: $3.00; (b) PB 198-772, Escapeworthiness of Vehicles and Occupant Survival Part 1' by University of Oklahoma Research Institute. Cost:$6.00; PB 198-773, Escapeworthiness of Vehicles and Occupant Survival - Part 2 and 3,' by University of Oklahoma Research Institute. Cost: $6.00.<<<; I am enclosing a copy of Standard No. 205. If I can be of further service, please do not hesitate to ask. Sincerely, Robert L Carter, Associate Administrator, Motor Vehicle Programs