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[[File:Bus-logo.svg|thumb|Symbols that we use for buses]]

A '''bus''' is a large wheeled [[vehicle]] meant to carry many [[passenger|passengers]] along with the [[bus driver]]. It is larger than a [[car]] or [[van]]. but fewer than the average [[rail transport]]. It is most commonly used in [[public transport]], but is also in use for [[charter]] purposes, or through private ownership and are all built on a [[truck]] [[chassis]] or a [[truck]] [[chassis]] with a [[Cabin (truck)|cab]]. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the [[Single-deck bus|single-deck]] [[rigid bus]], with [[Double-decker bus|double-decker]] and [[Articulated bus|articulated buses]] carrying larger loads, and [[Midibus|midibuses]] and [[Minibus|minibuses]] carrying smaller loads. [[Coach (vehicle)|Coaches]] are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary [[School bus|school buses]] or [[Shuttle bus|shuttle buses]] within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, [[Bus driver|bus drivers]] require a special [[Commercial driver's license|large vehicle licence]] above and beyond a regular [[driving license]]. There are many types of bus around the world.

Buses are an important part of [[public transport]] in places all over the world. Many people who do not have [[cars]], especially the [[third world]] countries, use buses to get around. Buses make it easy for them to get to where they want to go.

Buses can have many types of bus. For example : a [[single decker bus]] or a [[double decker bus]].

A place where people wait for a local bus is called a ''[[bus stop]]''. A building where people wait for a long-distance bus or where many buses meet is called a ''[[bus station]]''.

There are many types of bus around the world. An example is a [[motorhome]], which is a bus-like [[vehicle]] equipped for living. Typically, a motorhome will include a [[lounge]] area, dining area, small [[bathroom]], a [[galley]], [[kitchen]] and a [[corridor]].
== Types of buses ==
{{see|Types of buses}}
== Gallery ==
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File:Bridgwater Bus Station - First 47543 (MX13BBJ) ex-Webberbus.JPG|A [[Wright Streetlite]] single-decker bus in the [[United Kingdom]]
File:(SGP-Singapore) Tower Transit SMB3533U Express Shuttle 31 2024-02-07 (1).jpg|A [[Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC]] double-decker bus in [[Singapore]]
File:Thomas SafTLiner C2 RF.jpg|A [[Freightliner M2]] [[school bus]]
File:Erster Benzin-Omnibus der Welt.jpg|The first ever [[Internal combustion engine|internal combustion]] omnibus, made in 1895 (It went from [[Siegen]] to [[Netphen]])
File:Bus RATP accessible handicapé (PARIS, FR75).jpg|A bus stop in [[Paris]]
File:Mercedes-Benz O 508D Wohnmobil.jpg|A [[Mercedes-Benz T2]] [[motorhome]] 
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== Bus Media ==
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File:LTZ1328-19-20241030-160332.jpg|[[New Routemaster]] [[double-decker bus]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]

File:BRT2101 at Balou (20230921084843).jpg|[[Youngman]] [[articulated bus]] in [[Ürümqi]], China.

File:Toronto Flyer E700A trolleybus in 1987.jpg|[[New Flyer]] [[trolleybus]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]

File:Plan de la ville de Paris représentant les nouvelles voitures publiques - Entreprise générale des Dames Blanches.jpg|Illustration of the car "Entreprise Générale des Dames Blanches" on an old map of Paris (Plan de la ville de Paris représentant les nouvelles voitures publiques).

File:Shillibeer's first omnibus.png|Shillibeer's first London Omnibus (1829)

File:First Trolleybuss of Siemens in Berlin 1882.gif|World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882

File:Inside a LACMTA 720 Bus on relatively low traffic (cropped).jpg|Interior of an [[articulated bus]] in [[Los Angeles]]
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