Mizter T wrote:

brixtonite wrote:


James Farrar wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:52:29 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:


James Farrar wrote:

Oh, joy. Yet more audio assaults.

It needn't be.

Well, no, they don't need to be, but they almost invariably are,
whether due to incorrect pronunciation of placenames, inappropriate
timing of announcements or bad production techniques.

On the 35, for every stop they announce 'bus stopping at the next bus
stop, please stand well clear of doors', which gets on your nerves
pretty soon - and seems unnecessary since there's an audible beep when
the stop button is pressed anyway. If they restrict the announcement
to 'next stop camberwell green' or whatever then no problem, but I
expect more long-winded verbiage...


I concur - it is an immensely stupid, annoying and unnecessary
announcement. Those London Central buses find themselves on other
routes too.

I think the iBus project will be useful to passengers, but hope that
iBus announcements are restricted to major bus stops or compulsory
stops only - I don't want every stop announced otherwise the bus will
never stop talking!

Agree. I have been on buses in some towns where the buses have voice
announcements for every bus stop and that is quite annoying. What I, and
many others here it seems, would like to see on buses are displays
showing the next stop (or maybe the next three stops, trams in
Gothenburg do that and I find that useful).

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