(29 Jan 2021, 8:37 pm)S813 FVK wrote What's the theory behind this one? Is there a small glimmer of evidence that suggests that passengers may find it easier to read the *full* route number when displayed in this way?
Have you not heard? It's been shown that changing the format, layout, and font size of destination displays on a weekly basis decreases the amount of customers bothering to ask the driver where the bus goes by 0.01%, rising to 0.02% if it moves away from best practice.