Teacher and Students: The wheels on the bus go round and round, all around the town!
Thatababy: Will this bus explode if it goes under 50 miles per hour?
2) MY school bus WILL go 70 mph (but don’t tell the State Troopers that - it’s a see-crit!).
Actually, Indiana raised the “school bus speed limit” to 60 mph on highways (or lower if posted); but didn’t change the non-highway limit, which is still 40 mph. Most buses have governors on the engine in any event to protect the engine from over-revving; typical is between 2000 and 2500 RPM (International Harvester engines tend toward the higher end of this range). Depending on the transmission and rear end, about 1800 - 2200 RPM will give 55 mph. One other thing - every school bus I’ve ever driven - and that’s quite a few - have “police-accurate” speedometers; as verified by both radar and GPS tracking; except one that had been rebuilt (the rear end was different than as-built)
rayannina over 13 years ago
Okay, that’s it – no more grown-up movies for this kid.
(And to think I was once nervous about letting my then-5-year-old daughter watch The Incredibles …)
Charles Evans Premium Member over 13 years ago
Who, fellow readers, has ever ever ever seen a school bus going OVER 50 miles per hour. They’re like a yellow wall.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Those parents better start blocking those channels he’s watching.
odeliasimone over 13 years ago
Signs of a lost childhood with thatababy, already. Sob!
RadioTom over 13 years ago
1) the lyric is “All through town”, not “around”
2) MY school bus WILL go 70 mph (but don’t tell the State Troopers that - it’s a see-crit!).
Actually, Indiana raised the “school bus speed limit” to 60 mph on highways (or lower if posted); but didn’t change the non-highway limit, which is still 40 mph. Most buses have governors on the engine in any event to protect the engine from over-revving; typical is between 2000 and 2500 RPM (International Harvester engines tend toward the higher end of this range). Depending on the transmission and rear end, about 1800 - 2200 RPM will give 55 mph. One other thing - every school bus I’ve ever driven - and that’s quite a few - have “police-accurate” speedometers; as verified by both radar and GPS tracking; except one that had been rebuilt (the rear end was different than as-built)
MisngNOLA over 13 years ago
I don’t know about top speed, but I sure see a lot of school buses exceeding the posted speed limit in residential areas.
big NateRocks over 11 years ago
hamsters singing