Bustling Facts About Buses. 

The word bus is short for omnibus, Latin for “for all.” So here are some bus facts “for all” so everyone can know just how exciting buses are!

From how bus routes started out as a failure to why some buses don’t have seat belts, there are tons to feed your curiosity in this article.

So whether you want to live in a school bus or learn about a bus that runs on poop, let’s dive right into ten awesome bus facts!

School buses weren’t always yellow! Only at a 1939 convention to improve school buses was yellow chosen to be the color we recognize today.

Yellow beat multiple other colors as it was the best color to read the black lettering against in the early morning light.

Double-decker buses are common in the United Kingdom (UK), where they are notable for their bright red color. In fact, they’re so common that they have become an international symbol of the country!

‌But while the UK is often the first country that comes to mind when talking about double-deckers, France actually introduced this type of bus to the world – in fact, France was the leading pioneer of buses.

‌The first double-decker buses started out in Paris and were pulled by horses. Later, the first motorized double-decker bus was created in France in 1906, called the Schneider Brillie P2.