On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:12:53 -0800 (PST), Rupert Goodwins
wrote:

I got really annoyed by the talking bus... but then I thought about it
a bit, and unwound. It's not as if a London bus is a haven of
quietness for meditative reflection, it's really useful to know what
bus stop you're coming to when you don't know the route (I think
that's my major problem with London Transport, actually) and works
particularly well with tfl.gov.uk's routefinder. And that's with me
being reasonably well sighted. Must be a thousand times better for the
visually impaired.

And for those who can't see the displays that are also being installed
but want to know where they are (but aren't familiar enough with the
area to do that by looking out of the window).

These kind of things are about the best thing you can do to help those
who don't know the area use buses.

Could do with fewer 'please remember to take your wotsits'
announcements, though.

The version I've seen (on the 73 and 168) doesn't have any such
announcements - its vocabulary is just a list of stops, the number and
the destination. I do hope the rolled-out version doesn't have all
the rubbish added.

Neil

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