Section 35400.7 Of Chapter 4. Length From California Vehicle Code >> Division 15. >> Chapter 4.
35400.7
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 35400, the Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District created pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with
Section 24501) of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code may
install a folding device attached to the front of a bus that is
designed and used exclusively for transporting bicycles if the
following conditions are met:
(1) The device does not extend more than 40 inches from the front
body of the bus when fully deployed.
(2) The device, including all bicycles transported thereon, is
mounted in a manner that does not materially affect efficiency or
visibility of vehicle safety equipment.
(3) The handlebars of a bicycle that is transported on a device
described in this subdivision does not extend more than 46 inches
from the front of the bus.
(b) (1) The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District shall establish
a route review committee prior to the installation of the initial
folding device, pursuant to subdivision (a), on a bus that is 45 feet
in length. The purpose of the committee is to ensure the safe
operation of a 45-foot bus that is equipped with a front-mounted
bicycle rack.
(2) The committee established pursuant to this subdivision shall
perform an initial review of the routes on which the district
proposes to operate a 45-foot bus equipped with a front-mounted
bicycle rack. The review shall include a field review of the proposed
routes.It is the intent of the Legislature that the field review
required under this paragraph include consultation with traffic
engineers from affected public agencies that have jurisdiction over
segments of the route or routes under review, to ensure coordination
with all affected state and local public road agencies that may
potentially be impacted due to the operation of a 45-foot bus with a
front-mounted bicycle rack.
(3) By unanimous vote of all voting members, the committee shall
make a determination of the routes that are suitable for the safe
operation of a 45-foot bus that is equipped with a front-mounted
bicycle rack.
(4) Upon any proposal to make substantive changes or additions to
approved routes, those changes shall be subject to review and
certification pursuant to paragraph (2) prior to being approved by
the committee.
(5) The members of the committee shall be selected not more than
30 days after receipt of the district proposal to equip a 45-foot bus
with a front-mounted bicycle rack and shall be comprised of the
following members:
(A) One member from the district who shall be appointed by the
district's general manager and who shall be a voting member of the
committee.
(B) One member who is a traffic engineer selected by the district
and who shall be a voting member of the committee.
(C) One member appointed by the labor organization that is the
exclusive representative of the busdrivers of the district. If there
is no exclusive representative of the busdrivers, a busdriver member
shall be chosen by a majority vote of the busdrivers employed by the
district. This member shall be a voting member of the committee.
(D) One member appointed by the governing board who shall be a
representative of the bicycling community and who shall reside in the
district. This member shall be a nonvoting member of the committee.
(c) If a folding device is installed pursuant to subdivision (a),
the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District shall submit a report to
the Assembly Committee on Transportation and the Senate Committee on
Transportation and Housing on or before December 31, 2014. The report
shall include a summary of any incidents where the size of the
folding devices was a factor, and a summary of the mobility
improvements these folding devices provide.