On Fri, 13 May 2005 12:11:34 +0100, Dave Arquati
wrote:

I see little legibility difference between the high-contrast LEDs in use
in some cities, and the blinds used in London. However, I find that
operators tend to over-use the external LEDs, having them display
alternate information (e.g. terminus / intermediate stops), which I
think is extremely irritating - you have to stare at the display for
longer as a bus approaches to take in all the information.

This was certainly the case in Leeds a few years ago (they may have
changed it since). The buses run by First had a dot matrix display up
front (I think it was reflective/mechanical, rather than LEDs), but
rather than remain static with the number/destination, they changed to
show the conceit of which "line" (i.e. basic route, but with obvious
variations) it was, as well. It was not unusual to have the wait
almost until the last minute to work out exactly what number an
approaching bus actually was.
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