Authority: IC 20-27-3-4

Affected: IC 20-27-9

Sec. 52. (a) A white strobe light meeting SAE standards may be installed.

(b) A strobe light must be mounted on top of the center of the bus, between the rear wheels and the rear of the bus.

(c) A strobe light must be controlled by a switch that is independent of the ignition system.

(d) The candlepower must be at least eight hundred (800) on a horizontal plane and at least twenty percent (20%) of horizontal light measured at plus or minus seven and one-half (7 1/2) degrees at the vertical plane. The intensity of light visible to the human eye must be measured in accordance with the Blondell-Rae equation for intensity.

(State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-9-52; filed Aug 15, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA; readopted filed Aug 12, 2020, 10:18 a.m.: 20200909-IR- 575200228RFA)