You must be aware that colors have a lot of importance in our life. That’s why we see and feel many colors everyday. In such a situation, when we walk on the roads, we often get to see vehicles of many colors. One of them is the school bus. You must have noticed that no matter which city the school bus belongs to, its color is always yellow. Have you ever wondered why school buses are yellow in colour? If not, then let us tell you today what is the reason behind it.
There is scientific reason behind this
Let us tell you that a scientific reason is hidden behind the painting of school buses in yellow color. You must be aware that each color has a particular wavelength and frequency. For example, red has the longest wavelength compared to other dark colors. This is the reason why it is used as a stop light of a traffic signal. At the same time, this is also the reason behind the color of the school bus being yellow.
The main reason is the yellow wavelength
You must be aware that all colors are made up of these seven colors “violet, sky, green, blue, yellow, orange and red”. You also get to see this color in the rainbow, which is also known as (VIBGYOR). In such a situation, if we talk about their wavelength, then in this case the wavelength of yellow is less than red and more than blue.
That’s why the school bus is painted yellow instead of red.
Since red color is used to signify danger. Therefore, after this, yellow is the only color that can be used for the school bus. Another characteristic of yellow is that it can be seen even in fog, rain and dew. Apart from this, the lateral peripheral vision of yellow color is 1.24 times more than that of red color. That’s why yellow color is used to paint school buses.
Supreme Court has also issued guidelines
For information, let us tell you that the Supreme Court has issued a number of guidelines for school buses, according to which it is mandatory for all schools to paint school buses yellow.
Translated from Zee News Hindi