Tag: transportation
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Movie Monday: Speed
If you want a movie full of action, fear, and buses, Speed is the movie for you. The movie starts out in an elevator. However, the elevator is soon attacked by a bomber and several people end up stuck in a falling elevator. They are saved, but a lot of damage is caused. Jack, the…
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History Of The School Bus
School buses are extremely important in the education world. Many kids would not be able to get to school otherwise. These days, we know buses are long and yellow, but they were not always that way. The first school buses were not actually what we think of. They were more like wagons or carriages with…
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Movie Monday: The Last Bus
If you are looking for a deep, dark, and quiet film, The Last Bus is definitely for you. Not only does it have a meaningful story line, it is based around buses. In fact, most of the film takes place on buses. There are double deckers, coaches, and shuttle buses. These buses act as a…
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Double Decker Buses
One of the most recognizable buses is the double decker bus. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a bus with two stories. They are most popular because they can hold more people than a single story, and are easier to maneuver than an accordion bus. The first was in Paris in 1828. It was not…
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Movie Monday: Captain Fantastic
No family is normal. Nothing is normal. However, this family has never seen what others might consider normal in the slightest Ben and his six kids live in various wooded areas they travel to on their bus, Steve. The children have a non-traditional education, focussed deeply on not only mental knowledge, but physical. The children…
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Interview: Kim Morrison, Bus Driver
Say Hi to Kim. Kim worked in a union, has published several poems, is in college to study Forensic Psychology, and, oh yeah… He’s a bus driver! Kim loved his job as a driver, especially the children. The administration? Not so much. Administration is actually what led Kim away from driving the school bus after…
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Thank You Drivers
I wrote a poem just for you fantastic bus drivers! Every morning Out of bed, they wake Ready for a brand new day Watching the daylight break Open up the door Sit down in their seat It’s time for them to Begin a brand new week Drive the route Place to place Ready to share…
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Trolley Buses
After the very first buses dwindled out, we had something new! These new buses were different in the fact they were motorized. They could go places faster and more efficiently. These buses started popping up in the 1880s and 1890s. They were used to get people places, specifically work, faster and easier. These busses had…
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Bus Safety: Car Drivers
During this week, we will discuss different ways to be safe on or around a bus. One very important part of bus safety happens outside of the bus. See that red light flashing? STOP! See the red sign come out? STOP! Basically, if a bus is sitting still in the road, just STOP! Watch out…
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Movie Monday: Expedition Happiness
We all have our dreams. Some people want fame. Others, fortune. In the documentary Expedition Happiness, all that is wanted is freedom, and of course happiness. How did Felix Starck and Selima Taibi find that happiness? Through a bus of course! These two adventure seekers took an old school bus and created a skoolie (a…
All About That Bus 