Why School Buses Always Have White Roofs

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  • čas přidán 9. 11. 2019
  • Ever ridden on a school bus? The most prominent thing about them (at least in the U.S.) is that they’re yellow. But their roofs are usually a different color - white. So why is that? Let's figure out!
    By the way, while the iconic yellow school buses are common around the world there are school buses that are anything but ordinary. And today, we will talk about them too! For example, almost 50% of the Netherlands’ population rides a bike every day to go to work. So the government came up with the idea of a bus for kids ages 4 to 12 that will carry them to school the same way. This bus can fit a driver, 8 students who must pedal, and 3 other students who can sit on a bench in the back.
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    TIMESTAMPS:
    Reason #1 0:18
    Reason #2 1:15
    Reason #3 1:30
    Unusual school buses:
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    - Pikachu Bus 2:28
    - Rickshaw Bus 3:06
    - School Yellow Boat 3:36
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    - Bicycle Bus 4:37
    Other weird modes of public transport:
    - The suspension monorail 5:24
    - Moving footpath 5:46
    - Maglev Train 6:19
    - Toboggan 6:53
    - Gotham Air 7:21
    #buses #schoolbus #brightside
    SUMMARY:
    - The white roof of a bus makes the temperature inside drop an average of 10 degrees during warm seasons and only 3 to 4 degrees in wintertime.
    - Besides, in the case of an emergency, a bus will be noticed faster by a rescue helicopter.
    - Finally, not painting the roof the same yellow color as the rest of a bus is just cheaper, since the material most bus manufacturers use is already white.
    - An Osaka kindergarten bus design was inspired by one of the most famous anime characters ever - Pikachu. Actually, using anime characters for modifying school buses is pretty common for Japan.
    - Imagine a metal box secured to a bike and you’ll get an idea of what a rickshaw is. This mode of transportation is still used for school children in different parts of India.
    - Topsy-turvy runs on vegetable oil, it tours the whole country to educate kids about eco-friendly alternatives and explain to them how important it is to look for renewable energy sources.
    - The bike can go as fast as 10 miles per hour, and there’s also a motor installed that helps it get uphill, or when kids feel too tired to pedal.
    - The suspension monorail is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars. It started operating in 1901.
    - If you’re ever in Hong Kong, you’ll appreciate the world’s longest outdoor escalator that connects the city's central district with the higher-lying residential neighborhoods.
    - Shanghai boasts one of the fastest trains in the world. The Maglev - short for “magnetic levitation” - runs at a speed of 267 miles per hour and covers 21 miles in only 8 minutes.
    - A toboggan is a wicker basket attached to two wooden runners that glide on greased up rags. It’s one of Madeira, Portugal’s most famous attractions, and takes tourists for a 1-mile journey down a curvy road.
    - In a hurry to get to JFK or Newark Airports from Manhattan island? Then take a helicopter ride! The helicopter service, Gotham Air, launched in 2015 and allows its clients to save tons of time.
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  • @BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL
    @BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL  Před 4 lety +104

    Hey guys! If you had your own school bus, what color would it be?

  • @julianlex
    @julianlex Před 4 lety +9

    1980: *WE WILL HAVE FLYING CARS IN THE FUTURE!*
    2019: *wHy sChOoL bUsSeS hAvE wHiTe rOoFs¿*

    • @izi1650
      @izi1650 Před 4 lety +1

      2019 peoples: where’s the flying bus 😂

  • @reddittime564
    @reddittime564 Před 4 lety +29

    Nobody:
    Bright side: Why is water wet?

  • @urbanlegendsandtrivia2023

    I graduated from high school in 1981, and we had the yellow roofs instead. Does anyone remember what exact year the white roofs were first installed?

  • @nymka7826
    @nymka7826 Před 4 lety +48

    No one:
    Absolutely no one:
    Bright side: Lets make 2 videos about school bus color.

  • @lukeplasencia3718
    @lukeplasencia3718 Před 4 lety +61

    Nobody:
    Bright side: why do people need to walk

    • @lukeplasencia3718
      @lukeplasencia3718 Před 4 lety

      @超Kįñg Jæ 1. It can take you away from your bed

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 Před 4 lety

      Fiesty one you are ... hmmm ( master yoda )

    • @michaelsegal3558
      @michaelsegal3558 Před 4 lety

      luk3's ideas exercise but I’m also kind of lazy and don’t like exercising and don’t do as much as I should

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    @nehayadav880 Před 4 lety +3

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  • @theartofmastery3674
    @theartofmastery3674 Před 4 lety +10

    Bright side managed to answer a simple question in 8 minutes😂 Still great video tho, I love your animation style

  • @augoaru23
    @augoaru23 Před 4 lety +35

    No one:
    Absolutely no one:
    Bright Side: “Why School Buses have White Roofs”

    • @thanos2577
      @thanos2577 Před 4 lety +1

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      @AnitaSharma-lk9gp Před 4 lety +1

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      @rjmj7725 Před 4 lety

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    • @rudrakharwa3925
      @rudrakharwa3925 Před 4 lety

      I was thinking of the same thing

  • @devin3069
    @devin3069 Před 4 lety +2

    This video reminded me that tomorrow is Monday. Thx :')

  • @jodys2692
    @jodys2692 Před 4 lety +15

    The white roof does not work. I’m on one everyday and when it’s hot outside it’s hotter on the bus

    • @engineergaming4295
      @engineergaming4295 Před 3 lety +1

      jody stewart yeah buts that’s actually because of the windows.

    • @JWforKansas
      @JWforKansas Před 3 lety +1

      I can confirm that... working at a car lot when I was younger the only thing that made a difference on the interior temperature was tinting the windows. White cars and suvs were just as hot as black ones.

    • @Real_Bradley
      @Real_Bradley Před rokem

      It is slightly cooler, you just don't notice a big difference.

  • @Muku_00
    @Muku_00 Před 4 lety +32

    I'm no longer in school but my school bus roof didn't used to be white .It was Yellow👀

    • @simonatoader1193
      @simonatoader1193 Před 4 lety +1

      Did y'all americans really have scool buses?!

    • @rithyham9288
      @rithyham9288 Před 4 lety +1

      Me too

    • @ericaj46
      @ericaj46 Před 4 lety +1

      same lol

    • @ericaj46
      @ericaj46 Před 4 lety

      @@simonatoader1193 some yeah

    • @ddylla85
      @ddylla85 Před 4 lety +3

      Mid to late 90's is when the paint scheme was introduced in my district (Lamar CISD Richmond, TX).
      When I started Kindergarten I recall the old school buses in my district were stick shifts.

  • @MrJubMr
    @MrJubMr Před 4 lety +66

    When you are so early you don’t know what to write

    • @diagofernandes3514
      @diagofernandes3514 Před 4 lety +1

      I am still thinking what to write .

    • @DiamondDaGamer
      @DiamondDaGamer Před 4 lety +1

      @@diagofernandes3514lol

    • @DiamondDaGamer
      @DiamondDaGamer Před 4 lety

      @Feel Jr I dont get it your grammar?

    • @DiamondDaGamer
      @DiamondDaGamer Před 4 lety

      @Feel Jr lol

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      @rjmj7725 Před 4 lety

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  • @huguetefernandes8340
    @huguetefernandes8340 Před 4 lety

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  • @chamandp2629
    @chamandp2629 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for giving another great video bright side

  • @bakrobertjohnston4889
    @bakrobertjohnston4889 Před 4 lety +2

    I sometimes see like white buses they look like a fusion between a van and bus

  • @zock_zock9147
    @zock_zock9147 Před 4 lety +4

    So the roof is their BRIGHT SIDE?

  • @soladamcewicz8597
    @soladamcewicz8597 Před 4 lety +3

    i live in australia so this doesn't even relate to me but its facts soooo

  • @brickboy127
    @brickboy127 Před 4 lety +3

    me as an Australian and have never in my life seen a yellow bus that looks like that. Search up Australian school buses and see the difference

  • @sleekhaircompilation6492
    @sleekhaircompilation6492 Před 4 lety +49

    No one:
    Literally no one:
    Not even the aliens:
    Me:thinking that they were always yellow

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 Před 4 lety

      @@yourstepdad3420 nice smile ... go brush your teeth !!!

    • @yourstepdad3420
      @yourstepdad3420 Před 4 lety

      Rj Mj hmm i already did but thank you I know I have a nice smile 😊

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 Před 4 lety

      @@yourstepdad3420 i kiss u ... I SAID..I KISS YOU !!!!! Good day !!

    • @MaverickLibertyAbi
      @MaverickLibertyAbi Před 4 lety

      I'm here because my nine year old asked "why do school buses have white roofs?" I said they don't, do they? He said, look it up! And here we are!

    • @yourstepdad3420
      @yourstepdad3420 Před 4 lety

      Rj Mj ???

  • @claypage1089
    @claypage1089 Před 4 lety +1

    To keep busses cooler inside.
    8 minutes of life saved.

  • @yenifur_
    @yenifur_ Před 4 lety +1

    These videos are always whats on my mind...

  • @theartofmastery3674
    @theartofmastery3674 Před 4 lety +2

    I hope everyone has a great day😊🙏

  • @amalsundera
    @amalsundera Před 4 lety +4

    It's time to think why polar vehicles are also white😂

  • @bubblehuman4034
    @bubblehuman4034 Před 4 lety

    I have alwase wondered this! It is so interesting!

  • @ChairmanMeowNZ
    @ChairmanMeowNZ Před 4 lety +3

    It's so jeepers creepers can find the kids to eat 💀

  • @MG-ng3bf
    @MG-ng3bf Před 4 lety +8

    Nobody : why
    Bright side : since u said why , here is the answer for ya

  • @ButteredToast
    @ButteredToast Před 4 lety +22

    No one:
    Absolutely no one:
    Everyone: No one:

    • @MiuIruma
      @MiuIruma Před 4 lety +1

      This comment:
      No one:
      Absolutely no one:
      Everyone: No one:

    • @klytos5770
      @klytos5770 Před 4 lety +1

      The reply:
      No one:
      Absolutely no one:
      Everyone: no one:

    • @imapepsi1356
      @imapepsi1356 Před 4 lety +1

      'No one'
      And then 'Everyone'
      this does not make sense

    • @erikalarsen7388
      @erikalarsen7388 Před 4 lety +1

      This reply with one like:
      No one:
      Absolutely no one:
      Everyone: No one:

  • @user-cy6gf2pj7y
    @user-cy6gf2pj7y Před 3 lety +1

    They only started painting the roofs white in the mid 1990's. Before that, they were the same color as the rest of the bus!

  • @michaelsegal3558
    @michaelsegal3558 Před 4 lety +1

    In Canada the school buses have yellow roofs the newer ones might have white roofs though and some of them have an emergency flashing light on the roof

  • @Nyashanyamweda4971
    @Nyashanyamweda4971 Před 4 lety +2

    We are notification squad for bright side and that why we have light

  • @TheMoises1213
    @TheMoises1213 Před 4 lety

    Great video

  • @jimmyquito2884
    @jimmyquito2884 Před 4 lety +1

    I learned sothing today thanks :)

  • @Amateur9712.
    @Amateur9712. Před 4 lety +15

    I know why they have a white roof. Kids were drawing on the roof so they had to use some whiteout

  • @Jaketheaxman
    @Jaketheaxman Před 4 lety +2

    Every school bus ive ever seen has a yellow roof though.

  • @hypersecures
    @hypersecures Před 4 lety +12

    Who else sees these white painted roofs on buses a lot

  • @joyceandraysmith9289
    @joyceandraysmith9289 Před 4 lety

    When I was in Florida, all I saw was the white roofs.....now I know why...thanks for sharing

  • @AnitaSharma-lk9gp
    @AnitaSharma-lk9gp Před 4 lety +2

    Bright Side:Why do buses have white roofs?
    Also Bright Side: Take a look at these buses!(adds around 5-6 minutes)

    • @AnitaSharma-lk9gp
      @AnitaSharma-lk9gp Před 4 lety

      Fun fact: you can edit your comment without typing "edit:"

  • @MigsDilag
    @MigsDilag Před 4 lety +3

    Yup Phillipines use boats. Sometimes it is used when there's a very high flood.btw I'm a Filipino

  • @gloriareyes41926
    @gloriareyes41926 Před 4 lety +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH...

  • @UnknownNameUnknownNumber
    @UnknownNameUnknownNumber Před 4 lety +2

    To be fair I never checked a school bus roof

  • @BrainsApplied
    @BrainsApplied Před 4 lety +3

    *What a surprise is this*

  • @vector8717
    @vector8717 Před 4 lety +2

    I never knew school busses have white roofs

  • @PatrickBaptist
    @PatrickBaptist Před 4 lety

    Watching this while sitting in a school bus I converted to an RV. My desk is mounted over top the steering wheel LOL. Yes I love the white roof, it gets hot when the sun is beating down. Mine has AC though.

  • @kayla_mast
    @kayla_mast Před 4 lety

    I was just thinking about this!

  • @jamiemallows4253
    @jamiemallows4253 Před 3 lety

    here in the UK, school busses are normal busses that have the a sticker on the front and/or back of the bus that let's people know that it's a school bus.

  • @thefuturefrontierpilot75

    I LIVE IN NEW JERSEY NEAR THOSE AIRPORTS! It takes around 22 minutes to get to EWR, and an hr to get to JFK.

  • @punklejunk
    @punklejunk Před 4 lety

    Oooh, we took a ride on a Monster Bus once, it was wild!

  • @SabitTSDM07
    @SabitTSDM07 Před 4 lety +1

    3:18 *That also happens in Bangladesh not just India*

  • @huizhang5483
    @huizhang5483 Před 4 lety +1

    No school ever mentioned hang gliding to school. (I think)

  • @evie8001
    @evie8001 Před 4 lety

    In our school the top is yellow, but we have AC in it! Plus, we live in a small town so no one gets too warm

  • @ScottCheggs
    @ScottCheggs Před 4 lety +1

    At first I thought this said ‘Why school buses have roofs’ and I was not suprised

  • @firehawkgaming4123
    @firehawkgaming4123 Před 4 lety +1

    When did swagger start hosting bright side?

  • @TechUnboxingVideos
    @TechUnboxingVideos Před 4 lety +2

    🔥Bright Side, You Rock! 🔥

  • @jraycoetzee1556
    @jraycoetzee1556 Před 4 lety

    To reflect more light and absorb fewer heat. To sum up; to keep it cool inside.

  • @duncedude5325
    @duncedude5325 Před 4 lety

    Where I live, there’s basically no school busses with white roofs.
    When I go to America, all the school busses I see have white roofs

  • @noa6042
    @noa6042 Před 4 lety

    Bright Side: “WhY dO sChOol BuSeS hAvE wHiTe RoOfS?”
    Me: “wHy WaS sChOoL mAdE”

  • @amandataylorversion1989
    @amandataylorversion1989 Před 4 lety +5

    I ride the school bus everyday

  • @mapletree8086
    @mapletree8086 Před 3 lety

    This was way more amusing than it should’ve been😂

  • @MMcCoy-yh4ho
    @MMcCoy-yh4ho Před 4 lety +1

    A white top is easier to see in case of an accident? What if the bus went off the road into the snow . Would a helicopter really see a white roof among the snow or a bright yellow roof?

  • @intenserager8602
    @intenserager8602 Před 3 lety

    I remember there in Philippines there are huge bus’s there like one bus on top without wheel and one bus at the ground there’s stairs to go to the second one

  • @shitshowsierra7234
    @shitshowsierra7234 Před 4 lety +8

    Y’all schools broke we had that Ac on every bus

    • @ddylla85
      @ddylla85 Před 4 lety

      Graduated HS way back in 2004. AC on a (standard) school bus was not an option.
      How to keep "cool":
      You put that window down and pray the Texas sun isn't beating down on your side of the bus. Either way, all passengers were still going to sweat like a w**** in church.

    • @kaylastanton95
      @kaylastanton95 Před 3 lety

      Farmkid here hour and a half ride home in 110 and no air I'm happy I'm grown now lol

  • @GarrettHaire
    @GarrettHaire Před 4 lety +1

    Next episode: why some locomotives have lights in the shape of the triangle.

  • @leah8894
    @leah8894 Před 4 lety +1

    Omg, the Howard county busses recently had all their busses roofs painted white!

  • @boredturtleofmiddletown9897

    School buses are allowed to have yellow tops in Kentucky...

  • @mangotail6808
    @mangotail6808 Před 4 lety +2

    half of the video : facts about US School buses and how their been recicled
    second half: lets put some unique but random ways of transportation on this list.

  • @fatima10palestine
    @fatima10palestine Před 4 lety

    3:19 I go to school in this type of bus & my bhayyaji( one who drives the bus) calls it dibba.

  • @FunniestVideOasis
    @FunniestVideOasis Před 4 lety

    thank you

  • @Thunderwear2008
    @Thunderwear2008 Před 4 lety

    in Ireland we have really any covered bus like for an example 1 of my school buses is orange so if ur Irish reply about another Irish bus and mainly in leinster though if only been in cork 1ce and that was 1 to e I left leinster I'm from wexford btw

  • @mariojumpman9573
    @mariojumpman9573 Před 4 lety

    I understand that Pikachu is in an anime, but Pikachu is definitely a video game character. that's like calling Sonic a cartoon character just because he was in a cartoon.

  • @cynthiadianecarey9902
    @cynthiadianecarey9902 Před 4 lety

    This video started out mundane and practical, and just got weirder and weirder... I'm all for education, but those kids walking in chest-deep water were really hardcore 😖 And what was the deal with the bus with wheels on top? And one that floats above tracks at 280 mph?
    Thanks for a really interesting video! Good job!

  • @lindakapusciarz5046
    @lindakapusciarz5046 Před 4 lety +1

    Anyone beside me think US buses are the same color as circus peanuts candy? Maybe the buses are somewhat darker.

  • @janakiviswanathan159
    @janakiviswanathan159 Před 4 lety

    Superb

  • @therealbraden5512
    @therealbraden5512 Před 4 lety

    My radio said your name and mentioned the videos it factual Thursday

  • @GreeceballAnimations
    @GreeceballAnimations Před 8 měsíci +1

    In Greece we don't have School Busses

  • @Thebus463
    @Thebus463 Před 4 lety

    At my school sometimes my buses have yellow hoods but I have a wight hood for my bus

  • @tokyo_2958
    @tokyo_2958 Před 4 lety

    Mine has a purple roof it's one to go to a acedamy named panther academy and it comes to our school to pick up kids.

  • @mellowgacha2407
    @mellowgacha2407 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for the information! I am learning everyday new stuff!

  • @get_2_thed46
    @get_2_thed46 Před 3 lety

    Imagine having actual pictures of these buses you are talking about instead of drawings that probably don't even look anything like it

  • @dunowatudufoodtravel365
    @dunowatudufoodtravel365 Před 4 lety +1

    Interesting, but in my country, riding school bus = riding roller coaster, if you know what I mean.

  • @seeyesgooooo8147
    @seeyesgooooo8147 Před 4 lety +2

    In India it is yellow and rickshaws are not used now

  • @ThomasFarquhar2
    @ThomasFarquhar2 Před 3 lety

    School buses in the US are so obvious to spot, in the UK it's literally a standard minivan with the school logo

  • @lpdgaming4848
    @lpdgaming4848 Před 4 lety +1

    Everyone:
    Brightside: why do people breath?

  • @abydaincryscyan2212
    @abydaincryscyan2212 Před 4 lety +1

    Why are Firetrucks called Firetrucks even if it releases water???

  • @greatgownsbeautifulgowns

    Has ANYBODY EVER ridden a cheese bus WITH air conditioning though?
    🤔🤣
    The only time we got air on a bus was when we rode the coach bus for school trips-- coach buses are the ones with AC, cloth seats, tvs, and bathrooms.

  • @CartoonViolence6
    @CartoonViolence6 Před 4 lety

    Bright Side-you went off the white roof path! I've sent out search and rescue! I enjoy your channel, send up the fkare!🤣

  • @graceissohungry
    @graceissohungry Před 4 lety +1

    My school bus has an orange/yellow roof......... MAGIC

  • @sethhorst6158
    @sethhorst6158 Před 4 lety

    The school I go to still has yellow roofs on some of their bus.

  • @CalebTheFew06
    @CalebTheFew06 Před 4 lety

    You LOVE school buses. I don’t blame you. Buses are beautiful vehicles

  • @douglux657
    @douglux657 Před 4 lety

    The suspension monorail looks like an upsidedown Disney monarail

  • @simonatoader1193
    @simonatoader1193 Před 4 lety +5

    -Ever ridden on a school bus?
    I'll bet you did!
    Well, you're gonna lose that bet, ma' friend

  • @otengammai
    @otengammai Před 4 lety

    School buses convey students of various ages and educational levels from one point to another.

  • @rendiagustian9978
    @rendiagustian9978 Před 4 lety

    Has u seen youtube channel name SISI TERANG ? Is that u in indonesian languange?

  • @gloriareyes41926
    @gloriareyes41926 Před 4 lety +1

    My color is blue ski....o yes this color ...have a nice day ...✌✌🏿🎶❤

  • @luvelydoll
    @luvelydoll Před 4 lety +1

    i didn’t even know it had a white roof

  • @albertjackson9236
    @albertjackson9236 Před 5 měsíci

    From an energy saving standpoint and a human comfort standpoint, ideally, all vehicles, houses & commercial buildings should have roof colors of white in the summer time and black in the winter.

  • @identify0843
    @identify0843 Před 4 lety

    When your teacher says, now we should learn something everyday even on the weekends, can I get any examples, well I learned school buses have white roofing!

  • @xvrickhchips
    @xvrickhchips Před 4 lety

    TL DW: Reflects light/heat so bus stays cooler in summer, also saving money on gas if it has AC.
    Can be identified by aerial assistance faster
    White paint is cheaper

  • @gvanonymous
    @gvanonymous Před 4 lety

    Ah yes because we don’t need to know about how almost all of the bus is yellow but we need to know why the roof, the part we can’t even see, is white. Thank you for this I have been enlightened

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 Před 4 lety

    there is a cage on the rickshaw and animals like to watch it go when it's full