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Why are London Buses red?
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Why are London Buses red?


So you can tell where they are going.

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Why are London Buses red?


Buses outside of London used to be green so my theory is:

Red = Bricks = Built-up area
Green = Trees = Countryside




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Why are London Buses red?


blends in with all the traffic lights


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