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Post by routew15 on Jun 23, 2014 10:56:00 GMT
I assume the screen with the map would effectively replace the current iBus screen? It would also make more sense to place 1 on each deck but i suspect cost is a factor The Live Bus Map screen definately makes the time on the Lower Deck iBus display irrelevant now.
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Post by snoggle on Jun 23, 2014 11:16:24 GMT
I assume the screen with the map would effectively replace the current iBus screen? It would also make more sense to place 1 on each deck but i suspect cost is a factor The Live Bus Map screen definately makes the time on the Lower Deck iBus display irrelevant now. Does it? I'd like to see the actual kit in situ on a bus to see how big it is and how visible it is. One advantage with the current simple I-Bus signs is that they're pretty easy to view and the info is simple. A map is much more complex and unless the screen is huge the text size may be harder to read. If they've got the text size / colour choices wrong then it may be next to useless for those with poor eyesight or colour blindness. I'm colour blind and was looking at a diagram on the Southern Railway website the other day and it was virtually impossible for me to read because it was nearly all in red and green! I'd hope TfL would be more aware of such issues and would design something that was properly accessible to a wide range of people.
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Post by M1104 on Jun 23, 2014 11:44:53 GMT
The Live Bus Map screen definately makes the time on the Lower Deck iBus display irrelevant now. Does it? I'd like to see the actual kit in situ on a bus to see how big it is and how visible it is. One advantage with the current simple I-Bus signs is that they're pretty easy to view and the info is simple. A map is much more complex and unless the screen is huge the text size may be harder to read. If they've got the text size / colour choices wrong then it may be next to useless for those with poor eyesight or colour blindness. I'm colour blind and was looking at a diagram on the Southern Railway website the other day and it was virtually impossible for me to read because it was nearly all in red and green! I'd hope TfL would be more aware of such issues and would design something that was properly accessible to a wide range of people. If they don't then I will find it ironic that TfL would allow those possible problems but not allow electric route/destination displays on the outside of buses.
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Post by VPL630 on Jun 24, 2014 22:01:08 GMT
I assume the screen with the map would effectively replace the current iBus screen? It would also make more sense to place 1 on each deck but i suspect cost is a factor The Live Bus Map screen definately makes the time on the Lower Deck iBus display irrelevant now. Not every bus is fitted with these screens, You can never have to many clocks
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Post by Hassaan on Jun 25, 2014 16:22:08 GMT
The Live Bus Map screen definately makes the time on the Lower Deck iBus display irrelevant now. Does it? I'd like to see the actual kit in situ on a bus to see how big it is and how visible it is. One advantage with the current simple I-Bus signs is that they're pretty easy to view and the info is simple. A map is much more complex and unless the screen is huge the text size may be harder to read. If they've got the text size / colour choices wrong then it may be next to useless for those with poor eyesight or colour blindness. I'm colour blind and was looking at a diagram on the Southern Railway website the other day and it was virtually impossible for me to read because it was nearly all in red and green! I'd hope TfL would be more aware of such issues and would design something that was properly accessible to a wide range of people. I think this map on the TfL website might be hard to read? It is to do with the lines where the higher National Rail PAYG fare applies; red for the higher fare and green for the normal TfL fare.
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Post by rambo on Jun 25, 2014 22:07:56 GMT
All good ideas, but I would much rather the money spent on night revenue or police officers.
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Post by routew15 on Jul 26, 2014 22:04:44 GMT
If the spare seat checker is rolled out across the bus network, I'm hoping TfL will make it Open Data so that an app could be developed for passengers to find seats before they wait for a bus. Guess we'll haven't wait and see...
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