I don't travel by bus that much so it was a surprise to me at the weekend to find that the 141 has gone all hi-tech and features 'next-stop audio visual announcements'. This is absolutely great for people that don't know their bus routes and probably extremely annoying for people that do. Unless someone on Wikipedia is having a laugh, this technical wizardry is down to buses being fitted with
GPS and gyroscopes - your 141 is not just a bus, it is an
iBus.
It all sounds rather marvelous, but it is difficult to reconcile the
statement '
We also send data directly to traffic lights where timings can be altered to help speed up buses so reducing the problems of congestion.' with a world that allows the Sainsbury's gridlock situation, and having just stood at a bus stop showing 'Next 141 in 13 minutes' only for two 141s to turn up at once.
(PS. Most likely the 29 has this as well, but I travel even less often on that route.)
(PPS. The announcement for the Rowley Gardens stop pronounced it as rhyming with 'Owww', rather than 'Oh'.... Is this correct?)
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