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Franky, I noticed the same thing with the same thought: the roofs are painted white to reduce heat inside. Then I noticed the windows are slightly tinted AND they're AIR CONDITIONED (units are toward the rear on the roof)! S-o-n of a B! Then it clicked: it's no wonder you don't see kids hanging out the windows anymore like we used to do! (I can remember the drivers b---ing "P-U-T T-H-A-T W-I-N-D-O-W UP ON YOUR WAY OFF!)
When I was riding buses we were lucky to even have the old, metal pipe surrounding the seats being phased out or at least being covered with vynil seat covering (many lost teeth over hitting them--the seat backs, not the kids).
I can't imagine what the seats are like now--heated...cup holders...COMFORTABLE. At one time parents were pushing seat belts until they found out their taxes would go up. Who needs seat belts if you cram 4 kids in a seat like sardines?
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Did some googling about the subject:
--White roofs reduce inside temps
--The cooler temps inside reduce kids fighting inside
--The State of Texas did some studies and found painting roofs white cost $800 each
--Tinting the windows to be done at the same time roof was painted cost $500 each.
--Southern states use airconditioning units too (no cost shown).
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Auer: I'm sort of across the river from you in Detroit. Emergency vehicles going back to the early '70's used to be the lime greenish yellow. Lately they are sticking with traditional red. I think this may be due to the advent of high intensity lighting like LED's. Gov. owned buses here are traditionally shades of yellow, never orange. Orangish-yellow are sometimes for private carriers.
Here, orange is reserved for county or city trucks
And you can see bus roofs too--nearly one whole side from the windows up to nearly the crown in the roof.
Speaking of traditional colors, in a trip to Toronto a few years ago I was really scowled on when I drove my company truck there having a amber light on top. And the fact I didn't have front license plate---really made the Law take a doubletake as they drove by. You guys have different codes for colors on fire and police cars too right? Police are red; ours are red and blue; snow plows blue, ours amber only; tow trucks amber here; funeral processionals violet here. Here ambulances are red and white
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FRank: But at least it had ABS brakes though, right? Jis' kiddin'.
Any of you guys out there have what we can "bus races/demolition derbies". Really brings the redneck in us out. Yeeeeha! It amazing how stable a bus really is even when hit from the side. Around here, buses get sponsorships and they paint them with the sponsors' names and advertising. Then smash 'em up.
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I never really got to looking at a combine--how fast will they go?
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