49 Transportation 1 2002-10-01 2002-10-01 false Between-car barriers. 38.109 Section 38.109 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCESSIBILITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES Commuter Rail Cars and Systems
ยง 38.109 Between-car barriers.

Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, and where between-car bellows are not provided, devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform between cars. Appropriate devices include, but are not limited to, pantograph gates, chains, motion detectors or other suitable devices.