Audio/visual "next stop" announcements on buses

[BuhSnarf]

I'm not personally against next stop announcements, but I do have to question how beneficial they actually are, especially in my local area, under Arriva.

The announcements are too quiet to hear over the noise of the engine and various ADL/Optare rattles and the screens are too small for anyone without 20/20 vision to see, it seems to be more of a box ticking exercise...

This sounds like a set up issue as the guidelines are pretty specific about volumes. Screen sizes also should be visible from a certain percentage of each deck.

 

[jon0844]

As an update on the new Uno EV buses, I've just been on one that is fully working. Colour monitor, screen at the front (looking in) and a screen in the middle (facing front). The colour monitor is also showing ads (silent) - currently for army cadets - and the other information is nicely animated (not annoyingly like Blackbox CIS displays).

There's also a nice projected 'welcome aboard' on the ground outside the doors. Not sure if they can change to show anything else (such as route number and destination) or it's just a static slide in a projector light.

The downside? No audio!

 

[TUC]

As an update on the new Uno EV buses, I've just been on one that is fully working. Colour monitor, screen at the front (looking in) and a screen in the middle (facing front). The colour monitor is also showing ads (silent) - currently for army cadets - and the other information is nicely animated (not annoyingly like Blackbox CIS displays).

There's also a nice projected 'welcome aboard' on the ground outside the doors. Not sure if they can change to show anything else (such as route number and destination) or it's just a static slide in a projector light.

The downside? No audio!

So how is it compliant without audio?

 

[jon0844]

So how is it compliant without audio?

Sorry, if isn't. Meant to say the displays are fully working now (after previously pointing out various issues).