School buses are yellow because the color is the most visible in dim light and fog, processed faster by the human eye. This standard was set in a 1939 conference.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The yellow school bus plays an iconic role in the back-to-school season, but the bright hue is more than tradition. With 26 million students riding buses across the U.S. each ...

ATLANTIC — The shape and lines may be recognizable as old school buses, but for most, the iconic yellow paint is gone replaced by outside décor ranging from garish to artistic to, well, not suitable ...