Since when do high school students ride the yellow school buses?
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TadowScott — 2 years ago(October 05, 2023 02:12 PM)
I started taking the city bus in seventh grade, as I was automatically permitted to have a bus pass by then. From pre-K to fifth grade (when I attended the same private school for all seven years), I took the yellow bus, and the driver would pick up and drop off every student in front of their house. By sixth grade, I transferred to public school and still took the yellow bus, except the driver picked up and dropped me off at the corner of my block, along with whomever lived in the facility of that neighborhood. Therefore, nobody's stop was directly in front of their house, but instead on the corner of whatever street where any of the students lived in the area of that street. In a way, I kind of felt like my childhood was over at that point, and that I wasn't special, since I had to walk from my house to the bus stop (and vice versa) instead of the bus pulling up directly in front of my house. LOL Even at 12 years old, I knew it was weird, since it was an official school bus, not a city bus.
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Spike — 2 years ago(October 05, 2023 02:17 PM)
I did until I started driving, so did everyone else I knew. A few people under 16 would hitch rides with friends who were old enough to drive, but for the most part we all rode the bus until we started driving.
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TadowScott — 2 years ago(October 05, 2023 02:51 PM)
Lucky you. I always felt deprived of not driving to school, which I mostly attribute to watching "Saved by the Bell," "90210," and all these unrealistic teen shows where 16-year-olds have their own cars. Even at the age of 19, I still felt that way while watching an episode of "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" where one of the guys was carefree and driving. I thought he was so cool (even though the actor was 20 or 21 in real life), as well as when I took a girl to her prom when I was 22, and noticed one of the students drove there. As opposed to a teenager who would think that's lame because he didn't have a limo, I was just oozing with jealousy because I'm four years older than him and still don't have a car.
I passed the written test and road test at ages 16 and 17 respectively, but didn't start driving by myself until coincidentally on my 23rd birthday when my mom gave me her 11-year-old car. I couldn't believe it! Even after I turned 18, she literally never let me drive her car unless she was accompanying me. Then BOOM!, she started to let go, which was conveniently due to the fact that my grandma got a new car and was selling her old one to my mom. Funny thing is that my mom used public transportation to commute to her job. Therefore, her car was just sitting there collecting dust instead of her letting me drive to school. Looking back, I suppose my desperation to be the "cool kid" in school was pointless, because I lived just a 30-minute walk from the school, i.e. no highways or subways required to commute. On top of that, my birthday is in May. So if my mom had decided to let me drive accordingly with state laws, it would only be for the final 43 days of my senior year instead of my entire senior year (the ultimate fantasy).
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138 — 2 years ago(October 05, 2023 02:29 PM)
There were a few seniors who still rode the bus when I was in junior high.
Also, I can't remember which city this was, but in some cities, a lot of people take public transportation. I'm sure some would rather take the school bus for free.
Also, this is the ghetto. They're poor and less likely to have the money for cars.
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138 — 2 years ago(October 05, 2023 02:58 PM)
But you can't legally drink until 21. Dumb. Most people start drinking in their teens anyway.
I know at least here, at least when I was younger, some bars didn't check IDs. Like when I went to some places at 18, they stamped my hand saying I'm 21.
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bigbadwolf666 — 2 years ago(November 20, 2023 07:26 PM)
The Public school bus isnt restricted by grade or age.
I Remember it working in High School.
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TadowScott — 1 year ago(February 11, 2025 06:48 PM)
I know I'm late with this reply, but you're night, because I just remembered that Beavis and Butt-head were seen riding the school bus and waiting at the bus stop. I know it's just a cartoon, but it did depict real life to a certain extent. Also, it occurred to me that a character on "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" referenced the "Bayside school bus." Although there is a Bayside in California, it's technically located in Humboldt County, California while the fictional Bayside High School is in Pacific Palisades, CA. Therefore, "Bayside school bus" definitely implied that the bus belonged to Bayside High School.