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wyliepoon
Senior Member
Update: The 129 bus I was on today did not make the "Highway of Heroes" announcement. Maybe what I heard the other day was a test, or maybe it was taken off... I don't know.
lordmandeep
Banned
Nothing wrong...
I was going along the 401 on the other side and everyone slow down and payed respects in what ever manner seems fit (a small bow, a small prayer whatever)
Even my father who opposes the war payed respect.
I was going along the 401 on the other side and everyone slow down and payed respects in what ever manner seems fit (a small bow, a small prayer whatever)
Even my father who opposes the war payed respect.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
Last update: The "Highway of Heroes" announcement was heard again on my commute home. I guess that announcement is here to stay.
CDL.TO
Moderator
There's clearly multiple revisions of the stop announcement database. They eliminated a stop from my route about a year ago, and I'd say that about 1/6 of the buses still announce it (like my bus this morning). Thankfully, in this situation it's not confusing to riders at all.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
jks
Continuous Lurker
That looks really awkward with the scrolling like:
Highway 401 Highway
--
Of Heroes
They should at least change it to:
Highway 401
--
Highway of Heroes
Highway 401 Highway
--
Of Heroes
They should at least change it to:
Highway 401
--
Highway of Heroes
ShonTron
Moderator
Or how about: "Highway 401"
Isn't the stop officially "Channel Nine Court"?
Isn't the stop officially "Channel Nine Court"?
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jks
Continuous Lurker
^^OOOOH, so that's where CTV does some of their broadcasts for traffic, or weather.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
Channel Nine Court is on the west side of McCowan, so that announcement is only heard on southbound trips.
ShonTron
Moderator
Usually, if there's a stop opposite a street at a T-intersection, the stop will be called for that street, which is why it should be Channel Nine Court. This is one inconsistency in the system. It's not like people need to know when to get off a bus to the 401, unless they intended to hitchhike.
lordmandeep
Banned
or commit suicide.
adma
Superstar
Or pay their respects to fallen soldiers. (NB: maybe that's why they announced it as "Highway Of Heroes".)
bar1967
Active Member
I was on the Queen car on Wednesday and as it approached the Yonge Subway stop all the announcement said was Yonge St. Do you not think that they could add a bit more to the announcement to say connect here for Yonge Subway (or something like that)?
CDL.TO
Moderator
I already knew that GPS completely fails to work when you travel among tall buildings due to the satellite signals getting reflected and interrupted. So when I took the Bay bus last week, I was curious about how the system would respond.
Between Queen and Front, the system was completely useless and wrong. It missed one stop and the others it announced all wrong (for example, announced the King stop as Richmond Street). Pretty funny.
The TTC should just delete the stops between Front and Bay in the computer system and make it a policy that drivers must call out those 4 or so stops.
Between Queen and Front, the system was completely useless and wrong. It missed one stop and the others it announced all wrong (for example, announced the King stop as Richmond Street). Pretty funny.
The TTC should just delete the stops between Front and Bay in the computer system and make it a policy that drivers must call out those 4 or so stops.