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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 17, 2017 18:12:33 GMT
No because if you look at them directly as the sun is shining on them they'll be reflecting it and it'll be impossible to see. LEDs work by emitting light, so when light reflects off them they become extremely difficult to see. Whereas blinds do not emit light, they work by reflecting light into out eyes so when the sun shines onto them there's no effect at all. Given the amount of sunshine we get in this country it's hardly a major problem !
I've used buses in other parts of the country, and indeed Croydon Tramlink, and nobody seems to have any difficulty reading the display.
Blinds work effectively in both when there is sun and when there isn't sun. It's far better having a blind that's readable 100% of the time rather than a blind which is only readable for 10 months of the year. Also with the Croydon Tramlink you often have indicators telling people what tram is coming and where its terminating, which isn't always the case with buses.
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Post by sid on Jul 17, 2017 18:52:58 GMT
Given the amount of sunshine we get in this country it's hardly a major problem !
I've used buses in other parts of the country, and indeed Croydon Tramlink, and nobody seems to have any difficulty reading the display.
Blinds work effectively in both when there is sun and when there isn't sun. It's far better having a blind that's readable 100% of the time rather than a blind which is only readable for 10 months of the year. Also with the Croydon Tramlink you often have indicators telling people what tram is coming and where its terminating, which isn't always the case with buses. Blinds don't work when are dirty and/or torn or in the dark when they are unlit. There really is no rational case for still having them in London when just about every other operator has long since discarded them.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 17, 2017 18:57:35 GMT
Blinds work effectively in both when there is sun and when there isn't sun. It's far better having a blind that's readable 100% of the time rather than a blind which is only readable for 10 months of the year. Also with the Croydon Tramlink you often have indicators telling people what tram is coming and where its terminating, which isn't always the case with buses. Blinds don't work when are dirty and/or torn or in the dark when they are unlit. There really is no rational case for still having them in London when just about every other operator has long since discarded them. However that's a failure, LEDs and other types of electronic displays are still prone to failures just as blinds are. However when they are working and used properly blinds are just as good, if not more effective than LEDs.
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Post by ServerKing on Jul 17, 2017 19:03:36 GMT
Blinds work effectively in both when there is sun and when there isn't sun. It's far better having a blind that's readable 100% of the time rather than a blind which is only readable for 10 months of the year. Also with the Croydon Tramlink you often have indicators telling people what tram is coming and where its terminating, which isn't always the case with buses. Blinds don't work when are dirty and/or torn or in the dark when they are unlit. There really is no rational case for still having them in London when just about every other operator has long since discarded them. It keeps McKenna Bros in a job If they stop wasting money on unloved cycle schemes, there may be something in the kitty for the LCD blinds on SEe9 to be fitted across London if successful
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Post by ibus246 on Jul 17, 2017 19:33:04 GMT
Blinds don't work when are dirty and/or torn or in the dark when they are unlit. There really is no rational case for still having them in London when just about every other operator has long since discarded them. It keeps McKenna Bros in a job If they stop wasting money on unloved cycle schemes, there may be something in the kitty for the LCD blinds on SEe9 to be fitted across London if successful Looking at photos of SEe9, I can't tell the difference - is there a notable obvious difference?
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 17, 2017 22:28:21 GMT
Given the amount of sunshine we get in this country it's hardly a major problem !
I've used buses in other parts of the country, and indeed Croydon Tramlink, and nobody seems to have any difficulty reading the display.
Blinds work effectively in both when there is sun and when there isn't sun. It's far better having a blind that's readable 100% of the time rather than a blind which is only readable for 10 months of the year. Also with the Croydon Tramlink you often have indicators telling people what tram is coming and where its terminating, which isn't always the case with buses. Beg to differ, I see blinds that are difficult to read whatever the weather, or day or night. I do not have issues with the Tramlink displays for 2 months of the year.
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Post by rambo on Jul 18, 2017 0:28:00 GMT
I have had less trouble with led blinds, than paper blinds..................
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