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Subject: Re: Daylight Savings Time (Was: American Airlines - Last one standing) Posted on: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:00:32 -0600

Pooh Bear wrote:

>We simply had 'bus passes' to travel on the normal scheduled bus service.
>A few students even travelled by rail.
>
>Didn't need special school buses at all.

Student fares are offered on mass transit systems in major cities.

However, unlike in the UK and other countries, the low population density and
associated lack of mass transit in most of the US precludes the use of commuter
buses and standard commuter routes for school transportation.

Hence the requirement for dedicated school buses.