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    Why are school buses yellow?

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    +2  Views: 707 Answers: 6 Posted: 14 years ago
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      In 1939 it was decided that yellow was the easiest color to see in dawn and dusk, and it contrasted well with black lettering. In the US and Canada it's law that school buses get painted school bus yellow.
      14 years ago. Rating: 1
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        So you can't miss them.
        14 years ago. Rating: 4
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          they ran out of green paint.
          14 years ago. Rating: 2
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            Because they were painted with yellow paint silly.
            14 years ago. Rating: 2
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              So you do not think it is another trans-bus passing you by again.
              14 years ago. Rating: 1
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                eggplant

                Do you have them passing you too? I thought that only
                happened in Australia.
                commented 14 years ago
                No, Philly, the friendly city in us , is not so friendy waiting for a bus.
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