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why are the tops of school buses white?
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Tops of school buses and panel trucks are white because white reflects heat more than a dark color does. So the interior temperature will stay at a lower level.
In addition ambient light passes through the tops of some of these vehicles to provide light on the inside.
the white color reflects the heat so the bus stays cooler in the Summer, houses, and especially mobile homes also have white roofs.
Easier to spot from the air if they get highjacked, wrecked, stolen, etc.
They keep running out of yellow
Might it just be a matter of trying to keep them cool.
They are not white here
SO air traffic can see them better.