> kids-only "school routes" for a lot of public busses when public transit doesn't align The same vehicles and probably the same drivers (or a subset) are used

> kids-only "school routes" for a lot of public busses when public transit doesn't align The same vehicles and probably the same drivers (or a subset) are used, which should cost less. I think it's only the USA and Canada that have a separate design of vehicle for school buses. (Why are American school buses such an old design? E.g. this [1], which is the first modern one listed on the Wikipedia School Bus article, has a high enough cab that it needs loads of mirrors for the driver to see around, and has a high floor (so several steps to get in). A typical bus used in European cities is this Mercedes [2]. The driver has a better view, there is only the one step to get in, and it can be lowered [3].) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Saf-T-Liner_C2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Saf-T-Liner_C2 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Citaro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Citaro [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr5BSIFB_GY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr5BSIFB_GY