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[Cites 0, Cited by 0] [Section 237(2)] [Section 237] [Entire Act]

State of West Bengal - Subsection

Section 237(2)(b) in The West Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

(b)In the case of a double-decked vehicle-
(i)the risers of all steps leading from the lower to the upper deck shall be closed, and no unguarded aperture shall be left at the top landing board;
(ii)all steps leading from the lower to the upper deck shall be fitted with non-slip treads;
(iii)the horizontal distance from the nearest point of the riser of the top step to the vertical line passing through the nearest point of the seat opposite to the top tread of the staircase, excluding any grab rail which does not project more than 8 centimetres from the back of the seat, shall not be less than 66 centimetres;
(iv)the outer stringer of an outside staircase shall be so constructed on a band shall be so placed as to act as a screen to persons ascending or descending, and the height of the outer guard rail shall not be less than 99 centimetres above the front of the tread of each step.