Vision
The 2009 Blue Bird Vision forges ahead as a leader in school bus safety. The Vision’s purpose-built, angled hood offers the greatest loading and unloading zone field of vision in a conventional Type C school bus. Its Safety View™ Vision Panel further increases the driver’s view at the critical lower right front loading and unloading zone. The instrumentation includes a driver-information-display panel to provide a wealth of system information to both drivers and service technicians. A choice of diesel or propane engines offers school bus customers an attractive array of fuel options to meet changing market needs. And with capacities ranging from 48 - 77 students, the Blue Bird Vision offers the flexibility needed for today's transportation needs and the safety, quality, and durability to ensure that this school bus continues to meet those needs well into the life of the vehicle.
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Vision
The Blue Bird Vision school bus’ body design is engineered specifically with safety and reliability in mind, continuing the precedent set by its purpose-built chassis foundation. The Blue Bird Vision utilizes Blue Bird’s trademark one-piece roof bow and unitized body construction for unrivaled safety and dependability. Heavy-duty structural components from front to rear form a sturdy steel fortress around passengers and provide extra strength that adds years to the life of bus.
Building off Blue Bird’s purpose-built product strategy for maximum quality and optimization, the Blue Bird Vision body design includes exclusive features that directly enhance safety and durability for increased overall value. Particularly key to the Blue Bird Vision is the Vision’s patented Safety View™ Vision Panel which increases the driver’s view at the lower right front loading and unloading zone. A Blue Bird exclusive, the panel is made from laminated glass with a wide-angled Fresnel lens to provide a better view in this critical safety area while ensuring that the Blue Bird Vision maintains its focus on visibility.
Body Advantages
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Blue Bird’s patented Safety View™ Vision Panel increases the driver’s view at the critical lower right front loading/unloading zone and adding a new level of safety to the Type C School Bus. |
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Blue Bird’s trademark one-piece roof bows provide maximum roll-over strength. |
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Wiring is numbered and color coded for easy service, reducing downtime of the Blue Bird Vision. |
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A variety of seat plans and configurations, including track seating and special needs options, offer customers optimal flexibility to meet specific passenger needs. |
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One piece roof sheets from window top to window top add extra strength and durability to the Blue Bird Vision. |
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Four full-length, 16 gauge exterior side rub rails are positioned to offer optimum strength and protection and are designed to resist penetration on side collisions; rails are dimpled at bottom fasteners to facilitate drainage and prevent corrosion. |
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Drip molding visors are embossed in the Blue Bird Vision’s roof sheets over each window, minimizing corrosion by eliminating a need for an additional metal joint and permitting ventilation during inclement weather. |
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Exterior side sheet metal is 20 gauge galvanized steel with fluting for strength; one piece from window sills to bottom of skirt, these side panels create a wall of protection around occupants. |
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The Vision’s ergonomic wrap-around driver’s area put key functions, gauges, and switches where drivers need them the most. This accessibility ensures that driver attention remains focused, further contributing to the safety of the vehicle. |
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Comfort Aire, Blue Bird’s integrated air conditioning offering, provides greater efficiency and quality than competitor aftermarket systems as the Comfort Aire system is designed in harmony with other OEM installed components. |
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Mineral Wool Insulation provides better vertical integrity than fiberglass, adding to the total life cycle value of the Blue Bird Vision. |
Chassis Advantages
Special Needs
The Blue Bird Vision school bus not only offers safety and security, but it also directly caters to special needs students. Blue Bird understands that these special needs passengers require unique features and has engineered these qualities into the design of the Blue Bird Vision to provide peace of mind for parents and transportation professionals.
Specific Special Needs Equipment/Options on the Blue Bird Vision school bus include:
- Recessed wheelchair track and tie-down for safe and secure transport
- Increased maneuverability from the 50-degree wheel cut and superior handling/steering to enable tight turn and curbside pick-ups if needed
- Smooth operating wheelchair lifts from suppliers including Braun and Ricon and flexible wheelchair securement track locations
- Optional flat floor for maximum configuration flexibility
- Comfort Aire, Blue Bird’s integrated air conditioning systems, for maintaining passenger compartment temperatures with maximum efficiency and the quality only provided from an OEM installed component
- Exceptional passenger ride quality with Blue Bird’s energy absorbing rubber isolater mounting system
