@ironandhonorthearchive: Most people don't know this… Before 1939... There wasn't one standard American school bus. Some districts used buses painted red. Others used white. Blue. Green. And plenty were simply whatever color the manufacturer happened to use. Even the construction and safety standards varied widely. Then an education professor named Frank Cyr decided something needed to change. Cyr worked at Teachers College, Columbia University. After studying school transportation around the country, he helped organize a national conference in New York City in 1939. Transportation officials. Educators. Engineers. And manufacturers came together... To create national standards for school buses. They discussed everything from dimensions and warning equipment... To one surprisingly important question. What color should they be? They settled on a distinctive yellow-orange shade. The reason was visibility. The dark lettering used on buses could be easily seen against it... And the color itself stood out in the dim light of early mornings and late afternoons. The official shade eventually became known as... National School Bus Glossy Yellow. And the idea spread. School buses across the country began adopting the recognizable color. Eventually... That yellow became so familiar that generations of children could spot their ride coming from down the road. Think about that. Cars changed. Roads changed. Schools changed. America changed. But more than 80 years later... Children across the country are still climbing aboard buses painted essentially the same unmistakable color selected in 1939. What started as a safety decision... Became one of the most recognizable colors in America. Follow Iron & Honor for the real stories America is built on. #AmericanHistory #SchoolBus #SchoolDays #AmericanNostalgia #IronAndHonor

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