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• <br /> SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> Specifications Relating to Safety <br /> Equipment and Devices for Taxicabs <br /> Vehicle Safety Feature Equipment. Every taxicab, as a condition <br /> of licensing or renewal of licensing on or after March 1, 1993 , <br /> must be equipped with the following safety features: <br /> (1) A system enabling the silent activation of a distress or <br /> trouble signal by the driver by either of the two ( 2) methods set <br /> out below: <br /> (a) A system enabling the silent activation of distress <br /> or trouble light or lights. The distress or trouble <br /> light or lights shall be visible from at least the <br /> front and rear of the taxicab and must not protrude <br /> beyond the sides of the taxicab. The distress or <br /> trouble lights shall be either white or amber in color <br /> or have a white or amber colored lens. The lights <br /> shall be placed in either the dome light assembly or <br /> installed on the front and rear ends of the taxicab. <br /> The lights shall flash between 60 and 120 times per <br /> minute. The lights shall have a minimum light output <br /> of 25 candlepower. The flasher for the lights shall be <br /> silent when operating. The flasher for the lights <br /> shall be triggered by a foot switch, which is easily <br /> accessible to the driver without interfering with the <br /> operation of the vehicle. <br /> (b) A system enabling the silent activation of a <br /> warning to a dispatcher or the police department either <br /> by radio or telephonic communication. The radio or <br /> telephonic communication device must be activated by a <br /> floor switch which is easily accessible to the driver <br /> without interfering with the operation of the vehicle. <br /> The communication device must instantaneously alert a <br /> dispatcher or the police department that a vehicle is <br /> in "distress" , and the system shall provide for a means <br /> of communicating the location of the taxicab. If the <br /> system uses a dispatcher the licensee must submit <br /> certification that a dispatcher will be on duty 24 <br /> hours per day. All such systems must be reviewed by <br /> the Police Department for compliance prior to approval. <br /> ( 2) A permanently installed drop safe. The safe shall be <br /> made of steel and shall be bolted or welded permanently to the <br /> door, floor or seat frame of the taxicab so that it is reachable <br /> from the driver' s seat. The safe shall be no smaller than 3" x 3 <br /> 1/2" x 2" . The safe shall be designed so that folded currency <br /> may be inserted into the safe through a drop slot, and may only <br /> be removed by means of a door or slide-out bottom that is opened <br /> with a key. The key shall not be kept on the driver or in the <br />