Originally Posted by
Dahon.Steve
The school bus concept came about during the 1950's when the government thought they could save more money by building larger schools and closing down the many of the smaller ones. The idea worked because a motorbus was able to retrieve the students who lived miles away. Unfortunately, this whole concept is about to crumble because some of these towns are spending close to 6K just in gas alone for a single bus!
Wonder if there's been any books written on the historical aspect of the "school bus". When I was a kid I walked to school in grade school.
Unfortunately along with the rest of "normal" suburban americana, most of the populace will still cling to this outdated concept, along with the rest of what most of the country considers "normal" (fast food, 8-lane highways etc etc)