Signs used for bus stops, bus parking and bus routes must be as specified in Schedule 1 of the TCD Rule. Signs specification are included in Table 16‑1. Signs for bus stops in urban areas and bus parking are shown in TCD manual Part 13.
Vehicle mounted signs for school buses are shown in Table 16‑1. Clause 4.4 of the TCD Rule states that:
A traffic sign must not be displayed on a vehicle unless:(a) allowed under 4.4(14) or 4.4(17) to 4.4(19), or under another enactment; or
(b) the display complies with Schedule 1.
A variable traffic sign that provides a range of information to motorists and that complies with 4.6 may be mounted on a motor vehicle if:(a) the vehicle remains stationary in a safe position on the roadside; or
(b) the vehicle is involved in temporary traffic management and operates in accordance with a traffic management plan and the message displayed remains the same while the vehicle is in motion.
Further information on vehicle mounted signs is provided in TCD manual Part 1. Clauses 4.4(14) to 4.4(16) of the TCD Rule state the following:
(14) A motor vehicle that is being used as a school bus must display on the outside of the vehicle a ‘School Bus’ sign, as specified in Schedule 1, at both the front and the rear.
(15) A sign in 4.4(14) must be mounted:
(a) at the rear, with its lower edge not less than 1.5 m from the ground in the centre-line, or to the right of the centre-line, of the school bus when it is facing forward;
(b) at the front, so as to be visible to road users approaching the vehicle from the front and on the opposite side of the roadway;
(16) When a vehicle in 4.4(14) displays a “School Bus” sign which incorporates flashing lights (sign W17-1.3, Schedule 1) the flashing lights must not be operated:
(a) more than 20 seconds before the bus stops for the purpose of children alighting or boarding; or
(b) more than 20 seconds after the bus has moved away from the place at which it stopped.
(17) When a vehicle in 4.4(14) is not being used as a school bus, the ‘School Bus’ sign must not be displayed.
