(21 Apr 2014, 6:21 pm)Marcus wrote I've seen that happen many a time with elderly passengers, for example twice when I've had a Diamond Citaro heading to Sunderland on the 78 in the afternoon. You see, on an afternoon at Stand A in Chester, the sun is shining north and is affecting all destination blinds. One time with 5297 everybody thought it was a completely different vehicle (barring me of course) on a completely different route until it pulled up. Unfortunatley for one elderly gentleman in a case with 5291 a few days ago, everybody got on except him, who claimed 'he didn't trust the side destinations' because one time 'he got on a green bus that was meant to go to Consett, but on the side it said Sunderland'. I stood there grinning as I got on, then sat at the back. When we pulled out, he took one look at the rear destination and shouted 'Oh, S***!'
Part of me does feel sorry for him (more because of his age) but he got what he deserved as it is very rare that a LED display is wrong but Flipdots can freeze (like 3823s rear and 5165s side) which can often display the wrong destination but again this is very rare.