why are american school busses’ back tire built like that

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I just watched a quiet place: day 1 and realized the bus looked like school busses I usually found while watching american shows. Why are the rear tires of the bus designed too far to the center hence the bus looks unbalanced?

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When something like a school bus starts turning, the front wheels will go where they’re pointing, but the rear wheels act as a pivot point. If the wheels are all the way at the back of the bus, then it would be making very wide turns.

School busses in particular need a tighter turning radius than most other vehicles their size. A transport truck generally drives on major roads and highways between warehouses and stores. A school bus drives on residential streets, making lots of turns to cover a large area.

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