| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Countdown indicators to be removed from bus stops | |
| Posted by: | Alan Brainsby | |
| Date/Time: | 28/02/10 14:18:00 |
| In actuality what use are the Countdown indicators? All they do is show the estimated wait for a given bus service but is doesn't make the bus arrive any sooner, does it? The only positive uses are: Something to watch while waiting for a bus, could be achieved by putting up a mirror (vandal-proof of course). In case the bus driver has incorrectly set the route number and/or destination. Whether there is time to smoke a cigarette or pop into a local pub and have a half (of beer). Anyway the displays are discriminatory: how does a visually-impaired person read them? Monies spent on such an unnecessary information displays would be better spent on providing better bus stop shelters at all bus stops. |