§ 5.62.090. Fender specifications.

A buffer or shield of elastic or resilient material shall extend across the entire front of the car and be so placed and attached to the car as to prevent persons being struck by the rigid projecting portions of the front end of the car, such as bumpers, bumper beams and draw heads. Outside and forward of said elastic buffer or shield there shall be attached to said car body or the platform thereof, an adjustable, hinged or pivoted apron, or cradle, not less than sixty-six (66) inches in width at its extreme forward edge, and not less than thirty-six (36) inches in depth, measured from its forward edge toward its point of attachment to the car body.

Said apron or cradle, as well as the elastic shield or buffer, shall be constructed of steel or iron strips, or springs, or of wire mesh, and all materials shall be of ample strength for the purposes for which they are intended; and, so far as the proper function of the various parts will permit, all materials shall be assembled so as to form a yielding or elastic structure.

Said apron or cradle shall be substantially rectangular in outline and be so constructed that, either by reason of the shape or form of the materials of which it is constructed, or by reason of the movement or change in position of some portion of its structure, it will form a shallow scoop or receptacle capable of receiving and retaining a person struck by or falling upon such scoop, apron or cradle.

The forward edge of said apron or cradle shall be protected by rubber or other elastic material, so arranged as to cushion or relieve the impact resulting from any person falling on or being struck by such portion of apron or cradle.

(Prior code § 2-5.081)