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[[Image:Mercedes-Benz O 305 on guided busway in Adelaide.jpg|thumb|A [[Mercedes-Benz O305]] bus on the [[O-Bahn Busway]] route in [[Adelaide]], Australia]]

'''Guided buses''' are [[bus]]es capable of being steered by external means, usually on a [[Bus lane|dedicated track]] or [[roll way]] that excludes other traffic, permitting the maintenance of [[Public transport timetable|schedule]]s even during [[rush hour]]s. Unlike [[railbus]]es, [[trolleybus]]es or [[rubber-tyred tram]]s, for part of their routes guided buses are able to share road space with general traffic along conventional roads, or with conventional buses on standard [[bus lane]]s. Guidance systems can be physical, such as [[Curb (road)|kerbs]] or [[guide bar]]s, or [[Autonomous car|remote]], such as optical or radio guidance.

A guided buses line can be categorised as [[bus rapid transit]] and may be [[articulated bus]] and [[bi-articulated bus]], allowing more passengers, but not as many as [[light rail]] or [[tram]]s, which are not constrained to a regulated maximum size in order to freely navigate public roads.