What is School bus?
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} [[File:2002 Freightliner FS65 - Thomas Built Buses low roof body.jpg|thumb|An [[United States|American]] school bus.]] A '''school bus''' is a type of [[bus]] that takes [[students]] to their [[school]]. They may pick kids up in front of their house or at a dedicated [[bus stop]]. In many areas, passing a stopped school bus is punishable by a [[traffic ticket]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Faith |first1=Clara |title=Back to school safety: Urging drivers to be caution near bus stop |url=https://wach.com/news/local/back-to-school-safety-urging-drivers-to-be-caution-near-bus-stop |publisher=WACH |accessdate=August 13, 2023 |language=en |date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> ==Characteristics== [[File:1996 Blue Bird School Bus.jpg|thumb|1996 [[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]] school bus]] [[File:Buses in front of the public school in Enumclaw, Washington, ca 1915 (WASTATE 136).jpeg|thumb|Example of school buses in front of a school in 1915]] In the [[United States]], school buses are yellow while in other countries they may be different. The 3 lines or rub rails on the outside of a school bus in the United States have a purpose for safety in the event of an [[Traffic collision|accident]]. The bottom line shows where the bus floor is. The middle line shows the bottom of the seat. The top line shows where the top of the seat is as well as the bottom of the window.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why school buses are always yellow, and why they all have rub rails |url=https://www.wytv.com/news/daybreak/why-school-buses-are-always-yellow-and-why-they-all-have-rub-rails/ |publisher=WYTV |accessdate=August 13, 2023 |date=March 24, 2021 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813130916/https://www.wytv.com/news/daybreak/why-school-buses-are-always-yellow-and-why-they-all-have-rub-rails/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> School buses are also equipped with more than one emergency exit. These could be on the side of the bus, the top, or the back. Each of these is for if the bus rolls one