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Old October 21st 03, 09:06 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Busses


1) Ban smelly people with things living in their hair
2) Each bus should have a route map like on the tube, so you can see
where you've been, where you are, and where you're going, complete
with interchanges onto the much superior underground and national rail
3) There should be announcments for each stop (whether the bus stops
there or not)


As someone with visual impairment, I wholeheartedly agree with 2 and 3.
This should apply not only to London buses but buses everywhere.

There's nothing worse than travelling through an area you don't know and
not being able to read street names or read road signs to find out where
you are and when to press the bell. It's even worse at night or if the
windows are steamed up.

If busses were run more like trains and trams, with clear route maps,
well defined (and named) stops and announcements, I'd actually be able
to use them on my own, something which I cannot easily do at present
unless I'm very familiar with the area.
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