School buses weren’t always yellow. But now, the color, known as national school bus chrome, is the universal language for “be careful – children on board!” In fact, the color is designated by federal ...

You can recognize the bus in this picture, even though it is distorted, because of that iconic color. It was chosen in 1939 and used all over America. Later, people found out that while the shade was ...

(WHTM/NEXSTAR) — You probably see school buses out and about pretty much every day when school is in session. But have you wondered why school buses are yellow and not a color like bright green? It’s ...

Back in April 1939 and armed with a $5,000 grant supplied by the Rockefeller Foundation, Columbia University Teachers College professor Frank Cyr took a tour of ten states to gauge the extent of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATLANTIC — The shape and lines may be recognizable as old school buses, but for most, the iconic yellow paint is gone replaced by ...