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Constant anouncements on London Buses
Is it just me or does anyone else find travelling on any London bus now
COMPLETELY HIDEOUS? Constant, loud, intrusive and unnecessary recorded announcements blasted out every 15-20 seconds and no escape from it, even with earphones in to attempt to drown out the background hell... The drivers must be driven to distraction now having to listen to this **** all day long, on top of all the other noise pollution (such as beep, beep beeping doors and screeching children). A reply to my recent enquiry/complaint to London Buses about it says more "alight her for (places of interest) will be added to the existing frequent recorded announcements on all buses by 2009". So basically, too many intrusive loud announcements on every bus already and more to be added next year. And this is called 'progress' ????!!!! :O( |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
On 9 Nov, 15:27, "John Holt" wrote: Is it just me or does anyone else find travelling on any London bus now COMPLETELY HIDEOUS? Constant, loud, intrusive and unnecessary recorded announcements blasted out every 15-20 seconds and no escape from it, even with earphones in to attempt to drown out the background hell... The drivers must be driven to distraction now having to listen to this **** all day long, on top of all the other noise pollution (such as beep, beep beeping doors and screeching children). A reply to my recent enquiry/complaint to London Buses about it says more "alight her for (places of interest) will be added to the existing frequent recorded announcements on all buses by 2009". So basically, too many intrusive loud announcements on every bus already and more to be added next year. And this is called 'progress' ????!!!! :O( Continuing his drive for 'taxpayer value' Mayor Boris has announced that companies will have the opportunity to sponsor bus stops and advertise their wares on-board buses via the PA system - e.g. "alight here for the Harrod's Half-Price sale, where a pack of Harrod's HB pencils can now be yours for under a hundred pounds". Rumours that companies might be allowed to sponsor entire routes have not been denied. |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
"John Holt" wrote ...
Constant, loud, intrusive and unnecessary recorded announcements blasted out every 15-20 seconds and no escape from it, even with earphones in to attempt to drown out the background hell... Do what the regulars do - ignore it. After the first few trips, you won't even notice, and they are useful for tourists and others. I don't know which route you take, but on the many routes I travel, they are not as frequent as you state. Or get an iPod? -- Andrew |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
Mizter T wrote:
Continuing his drive for 'taxpayer value' Mayor Boris has announced that companies will have the opportunity to sponsor bus stops and advertise their wares on-board buses via the PA system - e.g. "alight here for the Harrod's Half-Price sale, where a pack of Harrod's HB pencils can now be yours for under a hundred pounds". Rumours that companies might be allowed to sponsor entire routes have not been denied. That's daft. It's not daft just to announce the next stop, however, in fact it's very useful if you're on a crowded bus in the rain and can't see out clearly. It does have to be mentioned IIRC that the Viacom Tube advertising contract (which includes the digital moving display stuff) apparently paid for the bus fares to be kept down to 90p. If Boris wants to use advertising revenue to keep fares down, that's fine by me, but everything that's come out says he's going to put fares up above inflation every year, so presumably you'll pay more to get blasted with advertising. Add that to the complete lack of investment in developing new projects and I think we're in the process of being taken for a ride here - it's not as if TfL is even funded by London taxpayers, it's general taxation subsidy plus fare income. If Conservative policy is that they're not interested in creating a better transport system why are the fares going up? Is Boris under orders to hand back some of the £40bn TfL settlement to a future Conservative Chancellor for national tax cuts, or something? Tom |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 15:27:49 -0000, "John Holt"
wrote: And this is called 'progress' ????!!!! Yes. It's very useful to those who don't use buses frequently, aren't familiar with the route or aren't paying attention to where they are and reading the paper. Or, for that matter, those who are blind. The only thing I'd change about it is to have the route announcement either removed or only announced every few stops, as it's that (not the stop announcements) that does grate a bit. On-board stop displays and announcements have been used for years in mainland Europe, and it was about time they made it to the UK. More, please. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
"Neil Williams" wrote in message ... On-board stop displays and announcements have been used for years in mainland Europe, and it was about time they made it to the UK. More, please. What we *really* want is to replace the front destination blind with a nice big LED display. |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
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Constant anouncements on London Buses
In message , John Holt
writes Is it just me or does anyone else find travelling on any London bus now COMPLETELY HIDEOUS? Constant, loud, intrusive and unnecessary recorded announcements blasted out every 15-20 seconds and no escape from it, even with earphones in to attempt to drown out the background hell... On the 33, the route I use most often, the announcements are almost too quiet to hear, so I imagine there must be a volume control. Have you tried asking the driver if it can be adjusted? -- Paul Terry |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
"Q" ..@.. wrote in message ...
"Neil Williams" wrote in message ... On-board stop displays and announcements have been used for years in mainland Europe, and it was about time they made it to the UK. More, please. What we *really* want is to replace the front destination blind with a nice big LED display. Not always useful! I ran across the forecourt at London Bridge last week to jump on what I assumed to be a 149 (bendy) to Liverpool St, only to find the internal display said "521 to Waterloo". I slunk off shamefacedly feeling like a tourist. MaxB |
Constant anouncements on London Buses
On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 15:27:49 -0000, "John Holt"
wrote: Is it just me or does anyone else find travelling on any London bus now COMPLETELY HIDEOUS? Constant, loud, intrusive and unnecessary recorded announcements blasted out every 15-20 seconds and no escape from it, even with earphones in to attempt to drown out the background hell... The drivers must be driven to distraction now having to listen to this **** all day long, on top of all the other noise pollution (such as beep, beep beeping doors and screeching children). A reply to my recent enquiry/complaint to London Buses about it says more "alight her for (places of interest) will be added to the existing frequent recorded announcements on all buses by 2009". So basically, too many intrusive loud announcements on every bus already and more to be added next year. And this is called 'progress' ????!!!! :O( Is it not a Disability Discrimination Act requirement? It means those visually impaired will know where and when to get off. |
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