49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations

The ADA's definition of "over-the-road bus'' may also be somewhat narrower than the common understanding of the term. The ADA definition focuses on a bus with an elevated passenger deck over a baggage compartment (i.e., a "Greyhound-type'' bus). Other types of buses commonly referred to as "over- the-road buses,'' which are sometimes used for commuter bus or other service, do not come within this definition. Only buses that do come within the definition are subject to the over-the-road bus exception to accessibility requirements in Title III of the ADA.