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I read that the yellow type of school bus is an American thing.
Probably because the US is pretty suburban and there are fewer kids that can walk to school, school buses have become a strong part of American culture and the American childhood experience.
Plus, things like field trips are often taken in school buses. There is so much association with growing up and riding that old yellow bus for American kids.
I read that the yellow type of school bus is an American thing.
Probably because the US is pretty suburban and there are fewer kids that can walk to school, school buses have become a strong part of American culture and the American childhood experience.
It works differently in Australia, even though we have the same issue of many kids not being able to walk to school.
Schools and public transport are generally both state government run. Kids get a free pass to use public transport, and the government allocates some of the cities bus fleet towards schools, which then get transferred over to city service for rush hour.
Field trips also involve charting a bus from the city fleet, or a private coach company if it's a long trip.
Here's an example, just a bus from the cities commuter fleet on school service. Once it's done dropping of kids it will be heading to the city to handle commuters. School finishes at 3pm typically.
The disadvantage though would be, that kids like to graffiti the back seats.. Another disadvantage is if the school is near a train station, or near other commuter bus routes. At round 3pm you can be a commuter reading a book, and then suddenly find yourself surrounded by noisy kids. The free pass kids have is applicable for all routes. I was in the Eastern Suburbs once, where a frustrated business man yelled out 'can you kids shut up and let the paying customers enjoy the ride'.
^ Some schools have school buses here in Australia, but it's not the norm. A lot of kids are dropped off by their parents, or else take public transport. We didn't have a free pass but we had a student discount/concession for bus fare.
Canada has yellow school buses that are exactly the same as those in the U.S. I think we might be the only country other than the US that has them.
We also have the special school service offered by city transit systems in some cities, and also the free student passes as well. (I had that when I was in high school.) But to my knowledge nowhere in Canada would you not have at least some of the yellow school buses.
^ Some schools have school buses here in Australia, but it's not the norm. A lot of kids are dropped off by their parents, or else take public transport. We didn't have a free pass but we had a student discount/concession for bus fare.
Same in Brisbane, school buses are just the same ones the general public use every day. The just operate on special routes during school opening and closing times. Though it is also very common for children just to hop on public busses and trains.
When I went to primary school and lived on a farm about 30km away from my school, the education department employed independent contractors who owned buses. They came in a whole range of different shapes, sizes and colours.
Same in Brisbane, school buses are just the same ones the general public use every day. The just operate on special routes during school opening and closing times. Though it is also very common for children just to hop on public busses and trains.
Same here in Austria. At least in cities like Linz/Leonding. School-kids in Vienna just use regular public transportation or go on foot.
If you are living on the countryside, they usually use cars like a Ford Transit to get all the children to school.
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The free pass kids have is applicable for all routes. I was in the Eastern Suburbs once, where a frustrated business man yelled out 'can you kids shut up and let the paying customers enjoy the ride'. 
