# The Taxi Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 7: Steps


The requirements of paragraph 6 may alternatively be met by fitting a continuous running board which meets the following requirements—
(a) the running board shall be not less than 200mm deep at the point where the passengers board;
(b) the surface of the running board shall be covered in a slip resistant material;
(c) the running board should support a mass of 136kg at its central point;
(d) around and abutting the edges of the running board there shall be a band of colour of not less than 50mm in width which shall contrast with the remainder of the surface of the running board; and
(e) the running board shall have a slope of not more than 3° in any direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/396/schedule/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-accessibility-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule/paragraph-7
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