Interpretation ID: aiam3021
Wayne Corporation
P.O. Box 1447
Industries Road
Richmond
IN 47374;
Dear Mr. Kurre: This responds to your May 18, 1979, letter asking to what extent th parallelepiped device required by Standard No. 217, *Bus Window Retention and Release*, must fit inside a school bus in order to provide the mandated 'unobstructed passage.'; The agency responded to a request similar to yours in 1976. A copy o that interpretation is included for your information. The essence of that interpretation is that while conducting the test in accordance with S5.4.2.1(a) of the standard, the parallelepiped device must, at a minimum, fit inside a bus so that the device's outside edge is flush with the lower outside edge of the bus body. If your bus complies with this interpretation of the standard, it would be in compliance.; Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Chief Counsel