Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 117

    (1)     A warning sign at the front of the bus must:

        (a)     display the words ‘school bus' in capital letters at least 100 millimetres high; or

        (b)     display an image of 2 children in the same proportions as the children in AS 1743 Road Signs – Specifications (image W6 3), with the image of the taller child at least 230 millimetres high.

    (2)     A warning sign at the rear of the bus must display an image of 2 children in the same proportions as the children in AS 1743 Road Signs – Specifications (image W6-3), with the image of the taller child at least 230 millimetres high.

    (3)     The warning sign mentioned in subrules (1) (b) and (2) must:

        (a)     be a rectangular shape at least:

            (i)     if warning lights are on the warning sign – 550 millimetres wide and 400 millimetres high; and

            (ii)     in any other case – 400 millimetres wide and 250 millimetres high; and

        (b)     have a black border; and

        (c)     have black graphics and be coated with yellow retro-reflective material of class 1 or 2 that meets Australian Standard AS 1906 Retro-reflective Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes .