Date: 2008-09-12 11:57 pm (UTC)
In Portland at least, many of the bus drivers will call out major stops routinely, and will call out in-between stops if you ask (some do the minor stops routinely too). They now *have* to do it if you request it - I don't know if ADA requires it, but our bus company tries very hard to be as accessible as possible for everyone. Calling out the stops helps not just for visual issues, but folks who can't read too, and for the folks in the back of the bus who can't see the street signs in time.

The bus company has also started using recorded messages that are apparently tripped by some sort of electronic signal as the bus approaches a major stop, and will call out that stop on approach. Some buses even have a reader board at the front of the bus, over the aisleway, that prints the name of the upcoming major stops.

Portland transpo rocks.
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