Why do buses sound weird?

As the coach comes to a stop often times the air tank will release a little bit of air and you hear the psssst sound. Why does a bus make a woosh sound? The sound you've heard is due to braking. Buses and other heavy vehicles employ Air Braking system.



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The sound you've heard is due to braking. Buses and other heavy vehicles employ Air Braking system. The sound is generated when you apply brakes.

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Passenger buses have air brakes like cargo trucks. The squeal is the brake system releasing air and letting the brake pads pull back off of the drum when the driver lets off the brake pedal to start moving again. They use air brakes, which use compressed air to apply pressure to the brake pad.

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