Via points on destination screens

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RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(07/09/2016 13:03)Barney Wrote:  I disagree. Prior to deregulation, bus routes - and timetables - in the Liverpool area were very rarely amended, even slightly. Consequently, every bus user in the city knew the destination and route of every service operated.

The solution is simple: use a via blind on the display. A route that passes my stop is the 63 (Bootle-Aintree Hospital) and, because of its extremely circuitous route it, quite rightly, displays 'via Crosby'. Is there any reason why this practice can't be applied on all Arriva routes?

My argument in response to this is if you add a via point then the text has to be smaller and therefore as has already been said (and I agree) it is harder to read from a distance. A better solution to this is if via points need to be added then have the via points on an alternating screen. Bus Vannin use (or used) them and in my view they were much easier to read

An example is: "James Street 13" which alternates with "via Page Moss 13"

I don't really feel via points are necessary on a lot of routes - but I will admit there are some (such as the 10/10A) that do need them