Probably not a good idea for them to suck on the tailpipe but diesel busses are like the most common type of bus and they don’t pump the exhaust into the cabin. So unless busses in the US do that or kids like the taste of tailpipe I don’t see how that is even happening.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Because they stand next to the bus and wait in a line to get on while inhaling the fumes.
FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Are you saying school busses in the US are like a fog rolling into town or something? Because I’m having a hard time picturing how kids can have enough exposure to diesel fumes the way you described it works or how petrol fumes aren’t an even bigger issue since they are waiting near a car road. Also having regular busses would reduce petrol and diesel fumes they breath in while waiting anyways if it works the way you describe.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What is ‘enough’ exposure to diesel fumes?
FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Enough to be harmful. Humans get exposed to dangerous things every single day, even if you don’t leave the house, it’s just in a quantity to not effect you during a human lifespan.