I've noticed the signal when buses are turning in traffic when I'm
riding near them, so it became obvious pretty quickly that it's
associated with the turn signal, not (just) with approaching a stop.
Implementation of this system might have stemmed in part from the death
of that pedestrian getting hit by a bus on University Ave a few years back.
Someone on an Email list either for my street or my neighborhood
(Tenney/Lapham) posted with a similar complaint about the "noise
pollution" of these signals. I had the same reaction as Bob -- that
given that it's a near-downtown neighborhood, and the buses aren't
exactly whisper-quiet in the first place, it's a long reach to call this
a pressing local social "issue".
I would think that my blind neighbors and friends appreciate hearing
these things.
--
Paul T. O'Leary
Chronic Nuisance
Madison, WI USA
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