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Nowadays, school buses are becoming more and more popular in China. Many students go to school by school bus. It a lot of time. It's more convenient (方便的) than the undergrounds or buses. What about other countries?
In the US, yellow school buses are for children to get to school. It was in 1939 when yellow became the color of school buses. The color helps warn (警告) other cars. People can see the black letters "School Bus" written on a yellow bus in the early morning.
However, there are not many school buses in the UK. Students from public schools usually walk or take buses or the subway to school. There are some school buses in private (私立的) schools.
In Japan, the school districts (区) are small in cities, so there is no to use school buses. Children usually walk to school.
And, on the islands next to Washington State in the US, some kids even to school. In some places where the weather is bad, such as Iceland, children go to school in a special car. The car looks like a jeep. It can drive over thick ice.
