12 Nov 2017, 7:02 pm
#143
(12 Nov 2017, 4:25 pm)ifm001 I fully agree with this. For years it was only ever a destination on display and everyone managed then so we will now. Also a lot of buses have NSAs on them so that helps. Sometimes it is a bit much having too many via points and whn they are both in same font ie SNE its nice for those with sight problems such as myself to be able to see the larger clearer destination in plenty time. And if we go further back into the dark ages, you could always try asking the driver which via points he will be going via. They do speak sometimes.
People managed with steps on a bus then, but adaptations were made so that everyone found public transport accessible. Not just a proportion of the population.
Just because it was ok 30 years ago, doesn't make it ok now.
There was obviously a reason via points were added...
I can't believe in this day and age, when society is adapting, becoming more aware and generally more tolerant of the issues the population face, we are saying we 'managed then, so we will now'.
It is all fine and well me and you asking the driver (assuming he/she isn't running on a tight schedule and has the time to clarify via points), but can everyone do that?
Those who are hard of hearing or are deaf? Those who are poor speakers of English? People with social anxiety issues? Those on the spectrum? Those who struggle reading and understanding timetables?
Or those who use GNE services in North Sunderland or Vigo and have lost track of the route a bus is taking after yet another round of service revisions.
Public transport and the information we rely on to use it, needs to be made freely available - to everyone.
It's the only way to ensure public transport is accessible to all.
'Illegitimis non carborundum'
