Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property |
Chapter XI - Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board |
Part 1192 - Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles |
Subpart E - Commuter Rail Cars and Systems |
§ 1192.105 - Priority seating signs.
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§ 1192.105 Priority seating signs.
(a) Each car shall contain sign(s) which indicate that certain seats are priority seats for persons with disabilities and that other passengers should make such seats available to those who wish to use them.
(b) Characters on signs required by paragraph (a) shall have a width-to-height ratio between 3:5 and 1:1 and a stroke width-to-height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10, with a minimum character height (using an upper case “X”) of 5⁄8 inch, with “wide” spacing (generally, the space between letters shall be 1⁄16 the height of upper case letters), and shall contrast with the background either light-on-dark or dark-on-light.