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Students' morning ride

Yellow buses are the distinctively colored school buses used throughout North America to transport students.

The bright yellow-orange color, officially "National School Bus Glossy Yellow," was standardized in 1939 for high visibility and safety.

The term often evokes childhood memories of school commutes: I rode the yellow bus every morning for twelve years.

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