(30 May 2017, 11:39 pm)dannygee wrote One thing i find with NSA's is that sometimes by the time they are said the bus has gone past the bus stop and when the bus stop and it then repeats what stop it is the bus has sometimes left the stop and is up the road. They do seem to take quite a while
Strongly Agree! - Often on 21, the bus has already reached the stop before announcement is broadcast - Far too late for anyone, especially elderly or with slight disability to have time to ring bell for bus to have time to stop (if it wasn't stopping already at that point)
I'm guessing it's all activated by GPS, but surely this can be re-calculated or as in some cases have the next stop announced as soon as bus leaves previous stop.
Recently I was in Geneva, where this is the case, and also displayed on video screen showing immediate route with next 4-5 stops indicated - Next Immediate stop is shown in Bold type. Audio announcement made after leaving preceding stop.
On a separate issue, with Nexus planning expensive Metro extensions to Washington, Team Valley, Metro Centre etc.. Would new style trolley buses either running on existing roads (west-end) or dedicated roads (instead of laying rail tracks) be more cost effective?
Geneva images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xpyfMY9kZY
New Style (Overhead power or Independent Battery (For roadworks/diversions etc..):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v97eyrLPJdE
Sweden(Malmo) BioGas version : Shows Next Stop/s screen (as I described on Geneva bus) at 2:17 through clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUWwBklUoT0
Range:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08_h0HYpSj4