Section 148 in The Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
148. Width of doors
. [Section 111] - (1) Every entrance and exit of a public service vehicle other than a motor cab shall be atleast 530 millimetres in width and of sufficient height.(2)Every entrance and exit shall be capable of being opened outwards by one operation of the locking mechanism.(3)Door handles or levers to door catches shall be so designed and fitted that they are not liable to be dislodged or to be operated accidentally.(4)All doors shall be so designed as to be readily opened in case of need from inside and outside of the public service vehicle.(5)Every public service vehicle shall have an emergency exit separate from the entrance door.(6)All emergency exit shall, -(i)be clearly marked 'EMERGENCY EXIT' in bold letters on the inside;(ii)be fitted with doors to open outwards;(iii)be so designed as to be opened from inside and the outside of the vehicle;(iv)be equipped with a fastening device which can be quickly released but so designed as to offer protection against accidental release;(v)be easily accessible to persons of normal height standing on the ground outside the vehicle;(vi)be easily accessible to the passengers;(vii)be such that no seat or other object placed in the vehicle will restrict the passage to the emergency door;(viii)be located either at the back or on the right hand side of the vehicle; and(ix)have no step leading to it.(7)In the public service vehicle plied in the urban area where the turnover of passengers is large, the number of stops is great and the duration of stop is very short, different opening may be provided for entrance and exit in addition to the emergency and driver's exit.(8)There shall be unobstructed accessibility from every seat to atleast one exit:Provided that this rule shall not apply to any seat alongwith the driver, if there is access to such seat by an entrance other than the driver's entrance; and(9)There shall be direct access to the driver's seat either from the off side of the vehicle or by means of a passage, which shall not be smaller in dimensions that the one specified from the gangway.
