While I appreciate the sentiment in Paul's response, I would ask folks who are sight-impaired directly rather than assuming that this addition to the din is helpful for them (maybe it is, maybe it isn't?). I find the bleeping obnoxious at best and confusing at worst. As a cyclist, pedestrian, car driver, and bus passenger, I am in favor of getting rid of this extra noise emanating from the buses that does not appear to have any positive influence on anything or anyone.
-India WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> *"How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" * On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Paul T. O'Leary <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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