---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 392.62"
title: "49"
number: "392.62"
heading: "Safe operation, buses."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/392.62"
---

# §392.62. Safe operation, buses.


No person shall drive a bus and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive a bus unless—

- (a) All standees on the bus are rearward of the standee line or other means prescribed in [§ 393.90](/cfr/49/393.90.md) of this subchapter;
- (b) All aisle seats in the bus conform to the requirements of [§ 393.91](/cfr/49/393.91.md) of this subchapter; and
- (c) **Baggage or freight on the bus is stowed and secured in a manner which assures—**
  - (1) Unrestricted freedom of movement to the driver and his proper operation of the bus;
  - (2) Unobstructed access to all exits by any occupant of the bus; and
  - (3) Protection of occupants of the bus against injury resulting from the falling or displacement of articles transported in the bus.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 504, 13902, 31136, 31151, 31502; Section 112 of Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676 (1994), as amended by sec. 32509 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405-805 (2012); and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 33 FR 19732, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998]