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Originally Posted by Christ
That can't be entirely true... at least not anymore. Every district I've been to school in that I can actually remember, the bus ride was optional. Here in Troy, I lived approx 10 miles from the school. If I felt perky enough, I'd get up early and bike to school. Several times, I actually got up and walked to school. 10 miles of walking takes about 2.5 hours at a decent pace. At 5 AM, you're walking at a decent pace in PA's north east country. Or you're cold. Either way.
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I'm not saying that mandatory busing still exists (universally). But that was why buses were given exemption from the pollution controls that other vehicles were required to have. As far as I know they are still exempt, because their exhaust is noticeably noxious.