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Michigan School Buses
Pictured are two retired Michigan School Buses that are on the sales lot at TESCO bus sales in 2002. The bus on the left is a 1987-88 International S-Series with a Carpenter body. The bus on the right is a 1989-90 International 3800 with a Thomas body. Michigan didn't adopt 8-way flashers until 1991. Many, but not all of the buses that were to remain in service for a few years were retrofitted with 8-way flashers however it still wasn't uncommon to see Michigan buses with 4-way flashers well into the mid 2000's. By comparison when Ohio adopted 8-ways in April of 1978 few if any buses were retrofitted and they ran out their lives with the 4-way flasher systems, in some cases for 20 years or more.
Michigan School Buses
Pictured are two retired Michigan School Buses that are on the sales lot at TESCO bus sales in 2002. The bus on the left is a 1987-88 International S-Series with a Carpenter body. The bus on the right is a 1989-90 International 3800 with a Thomas body. Michigan didn't adopt 8-way flashers until 1991. Many, but not all of the buses that were to remain in service for a few years were retrofitted with 8-way flashers however it still wasn't uncommon to see Michigan buses with 4-way flashers well into the mid 2000's. By comparison when Ohio adopted 8-ways in April of 1978 few if any buses were retrofitted and they ran out their lives with the 4-way flasher systems, in some cases for 20 years or more.