Nycboy95 Posted July 22, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2015 Ok so I used to take the NICE bus (those who take that bus will know) and I noticed that their busses have built in GPS and automated announcements.. The bus would detect the street and say what stop Is next. Some NYCT bus drivers don't announce the stops and who knows how many people get lost or don't know when it is their stop. I feel that there should be Automated Annoucnements so we can avoid this problem. Preferably on SBS or maybe the new busses in the future. I liked the idea because whenever the bus would be at the street it would announce the stop and would also alert people.. Would be beneficial for the Elderly or those with not so great hearing or vision. I feel that they should implement such system on the newer NYCT bus fleets like the artics , and future ones to come. What do you guys think? Like for example, if the Bx12 stopped at Fordham plaza, the announcement will say "Third Avenue-Fordham Plaza, Transfer, Bx9,Bx15,Bx17,Bx22, Bx41 Select Bus Service and BeeLine bus: 60, 61. Connection is available to Metro North" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted July 22, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 22, 2015 I remember making a similar thread. I was told that was part of the 2015-2019 Capital Plan and will be on everything built after 2007 (NGs and newer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 22, 2015 Share #3 Posted July 22, 2015 Ok so I used to take the NICE bus (those who take that bus will know) and I noticed that their busses have built in GPS and automated announcements.. The bus would detect the street and say what stop Is next. Some NYCT bus drivers don't announce the stops and who knows how many people get lost or don't know when it is their stop. I feel that there should be Automated Annoucnements so we can avoid this problem. Preferably on SBS or maybe the new busses in the future. I liked the idea because whenever the bus would be at the street it would announce the stop and would also alert people.. Would be beneficial for the Elderly or those with not so great hearing or vision. I feel that they should implement such system on the newer NYCT bus fleets like the artics , and future ones to come. What do you guys think? Like for example, if the Bx12 stopped at Fordham plaza, the announcement will say "Third Avenue-Fordham Plaza, Transfer, Bx9,Bx15,Bx17,Bx22, Bx41 Select Bus Service and BeeLine bus: 60, 61. Connection is available to Metro North" I find them extremely annoying especially on commuter buses. They are ok on local buses though, but the problem is they bombard you with other nonsense in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBO Posted September 4, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 4, 2015 I'm told that soon nyct will have these announcements on them in a year or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted September 8, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 8, 2015 I find them extremely annoying especially on commuter buses. They are ok on local buses though, but the problem is they bombard you with other nonsense in the process. I've seen it on the I bus and it isn't too horrible they only make announcements for drop off stops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Bus Co. Posted September 9, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 9, 2015 Ok so I used to take the NICE bus (those who take that bus will know) and I noticed that their busses have built in GPS and automated announcements.. The bus would detect the street and say what stop Is next. Some NYCT bus drivers don't announce the stops and who knows how many people get lost or don't know when it is their stop. I feel that there should be Automated Annoucnements so we can avoid this problem. Preferably on SBS or maybe the new busses in the future. I liked the idea because whenever the bus would be at the street it would announce the stop and would also alert people.. Would be beneficial for the Elderly or those with not so great hearing or vision. I feel that they should implement such system on the newer NYCT bus fleets like the artics , and future ones to come. What do you guys think? Like for example, if the Bx12 stopped at Fordham plaza, the announcement will say "Third Avenue-Fordham Plaza, Transfer, Bx9,Bx15,Bx17,Bx22, Bx41 Select Bus Service and BeeLine bus: 60, 61. Connection is available to Metro North" Requiring drivers to announce every connection could easily cause passengers to miss those connections (because they'd have to listen to the whole announcement before being allowed to leave the bus). When NICE was still MTA Long Island Bus, some stops were announced simply as "Major Transfer Point"; that should be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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