[PRCo] Re: Bilingual bus drivers

[Herb Brannon]

That, of course, is and has been since 1991, the US law also. I used the PA system to call stops. My voice sounds pretty good (pat on the back) coming through the speakers. However, it has to do with setting the PA system controls when setting the bus up before leaving the garage. I set the volume as high as it will go without causing feedback. I can then speak in what would be a barely audible whisper if I were in a face to face conversation. That comes over the PA as a very clear, distinct voice with a pleasant tone. Now, however, I have been put out of business. I mentioned to someone at the 'get together' that Cleveland RTA was very technologically advanced as far as public transit systems go. We now have a completely automated system using the global positioning satellite system to announce every single stop on any route in the transit system. It's really great and it works like a charm. Every stop is called just before the bus arrives at any given stop. Only in
 English though.
Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca> wrote:   It is now mandatory that all transit stops in Ontario be called out 100% of the time. A blind lawyer fought the TTC for over 10 years (and $450,000 of TTC money) and won.


Herb Brannon