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To: TobagoJack who wrote (198905)	5/21/2023 10:05:13 PM
From: Lazarus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218621

What's the deal with fugwit Tucker mocking what Kamala said about yellow school buses? Is he suggesting she's making up alternative facts like Trump used to do? Yellow School Bus Facts The U.S. school bus fleet is the nation’s largest public transportation fleet at two and a half times the number of vehicles of all other forms of mass transportation combined.Nationally, 26 million children in the U.S. take 480,000 buses to and from school each day.School buses travel about 12,000 miles per year per bus or almost 6 billion cumulative miles per year.The typical school bus replaces an average of 36 cars that would each travel 3,600 miles per year transporting children to and from school.School buses are the largest mass transit program in the U.S.. School buses provide approximately 10 billion student trips per year. In contrast, transit buses provide only about 5.2 billion unlinked passenger trips each year in the US (i.e. getting to a destination by using a single bus instead of multiple connections). source ___________________________ 1. The American school bus fleet is 2.5 times the size of the rest of the combined mass transportation.According to the National School Transportation Association white paper, each day, 480,000 school buses circulate the country. Compared to the rest of 140,000 approximate number of vehicles on the road, this makes school buses the biggest fleet of public transit systems in the country. The industry transports 26 million students each day, covering millions of miles. 2. Students are 70 times safer in school buses than being transported to schools by car. School buses are the most monitored vehicles on the road. The yellow color was originally implemented to attract attention on the road, contributing to the overall safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attests that by being designed differently and protected by law, school buses are a safer mode of transport for students. It encourages caution around the bus, guarding students who are getting off. 3. School bus stop-arm camera laws are implemented in 22 states. The 2017 National Stop Arm Violation Count reported that 77,972 vehicles were observed passing school buses in a single day. At this rate, over 14 million violations would be occurring in a school year. This has inspired more states to employ concrete laws concerning safety regulations. 22 states along with the District of Columbia allow local authorities to use cameras to capture images and issue penalties for drivers illegally crossing stopped school buses. 4. The New York City school district transports the largest ridership in the country. With 8,215 route buses and a 15 million route mileage, the New York City Department of Education comes first in the Top 100 School Bus Fleets of 2019. The buses are all operated by contractors. Whereas, Las Vegas, which came second, is the biggest publicly owned school bus fleet in the US, with none of the buses operated by contractors. 5. 23% of school bus fleets primarily transport special needs students. The Special Needs Survey of 2020 points out that there was a slight increase in numbers of passengers with special needs compared to last year. An average of 18% of students require special needs transportation, among which 6 percent use a wheelchair. Only 9 percent of the fleet is equipped with an electronic ridership tracking system. Though the numbers are still small, the respondents say that it is a considerable increase in the facilities provided. 6. School buses keep over 17 million cars off the road every year. One school bus can carry the equivalent of 36 cars, saving families of 62 billion miles of driving, and 26 billion gallons of fuel. Beyond that, the environmental impact is massive, helping to save 56.5 billion pounds of CO2 emission. On a day without school buses, more teens would drive, resulting in more traffic, more pollution and lateness to work. The American School Bus Council claims that school buses are unquestionably a better alternative for cleaner air and safety. source