(30 Jan 2021, 12:00 pm)6049 wrote I'm not arguing against people having opinions, I'm just stating that I think GNE are in a no win situation as you can't please everyone.
I agree with the official reasoning as it does read better. I always thought it was a bit odd reading "Durham 21".
I think that in the majority of cases - apart from extremely congested corridors such as Gosforth High Street - you will almost always tend to have sufficient gap between buses to ensure that the blind of one is not obscured by the other. In all honesty as well, in my experience I tend to find that you will always have some who won't pay any attention to the destination blind whatsoever. They'll get on a short Chester 21 or an X1 finishing at the Galleries and give the driver an earful as they're not going any further when it clearly said the terminus on the blind when they got on.
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Which is quite ironic as it's now harder to see that part of the blind at a bus station.
If it was a problem before, its going to be even more of a problem with the number and destination swapping places on the blind.
(31 Jan 2021, 2:24 am)Jamie M wrote I've stood trying to catch the X66 from outside the depot before. It's a real chore if it's an unbranded bus to even see what bus it is. You're relying on the colour of the bus... but as we know, branding is not a promise. It's a concept, something you don't want to gamble being on time for work to guess on. Buses often come along that stretch of road up to Gateshead in 2 or 3 in close proximity. It's impossible to see what the 2nd or 3rd bus is until it's on top of you.
Having the route number being the first thing to reach your eyes in a convoy of vehicles makes sense, rather than a chunk of obscured & fractured via point. I also noted how unusual the "10A" & "1A" looks, it appears as if there's a clump of LEDs not working under it, rather than an intentional feature.
I liked the displays immediately prior to the offside route numbers. Everything was consistent and pretty clear. It worked and caused little fuss.
And you're a driver...
Imagine the stress of a punter getting on along the road at the Tudor Rose or something.
Chain of buses following each other along the road and Ethel hasn't got a clue which one is hers.
She might end up in Gateshead, she might end up in the town. She may end up letting the buses pass (intentionally or otherwise) and waiting until the next bus comes along. Hopefully it's at the front of the next lot.
Bizarre they are making things difficult just for the sake of it reading better.