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Buses are considered public transit in most areas, not private. Also, discrimination against race is illegal, unlike calling for violence.
by ipsum2 6y ago
Buses are considered public transit in most areas, not private. Also, discrimination against race is illegal, unlike calling for violence.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoIn the USA, there are many kinds busses that are not public transit. Greyhound and Trailways were historically the most famous, but there are still lots of long and intermediate distance services (i.e. not just shuttling you around a town) that are still completely private bus services. Today, Megabus and Bolt would be contemporary examples. They are subject to some regulation as a kind of "public transportation", but their services, facilities, investment and staff are in any significant way controlled by governments.
- neaden 6y agoBut the segregation of bus lines was mandated by law in Alabama at the time, so it was a government action.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoIndeed. I was just trying to clarify the public/private status of bus lines in the US, particularly for non-US readers.