MCIBUS Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Heard it this morning on my way to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
306 Carlton Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'm going to bump this thread back up...Beginning today until September 4th, there should be an automated Public Service Announcement telling customers to check their route for the upcoming service changes for September (as part of the "Check Your Route" campaign). It comes on at random and is flipping annoying is what it is. Heard it this morning on my way to work. OMG! Me too!!!1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Bus 6375 has been changed to accommodate the new transfer printer. The NSAS screen has replaced the MDT. EDIT: 1201 aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Bus 6375 has been changed to accommodate the new transfer printer. The NSAS screen has replaced the MDT.EDIT: 1201 aswell. I wasn't going to post this but since you brought this up, I might as well... The following are the buses that will undergo testing for "SmartBus Next Generation" (all of the present SmartBus functionality from the present MDT to Clever Devices): 1201, 1202 (not installed as of yet), 4072, 4219, 5147, 6375, and 6590. 1201 was being tested this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Wright Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Love how it shows the temperature, now operators have no valid excuse to idle. Well unless the Clever Devices isn't working, which seems to be common enough. Anyway isn't this supposed to include the presto readers? I didn't see any in the picture. I'm going to bump this thread back up... Beginning today until September 4th, there should be an automated Public Service Announcement telling customers to check their route for the upcoming service changes for September (as part of the "Check Your Route" campaign). It comes on at random and is flipping annoying is what it is.If you think in is annoying here, you should go to San Francisco, there they use the same system (clever devices) and they have regular day stuff programmed into their automated annoucement system. It comes on at random times as well, since it is the same feature. Like at least we don't use all the features that are available through Clever Devices. We could broadcast the stop request through the system, like San Fran does (the "Ding Ding, please exit through the rear doors), we could put an annoucement like they have for every time a bus leaves a stop, with the "Please hold on", but we don't. But I found all those annoucements quite annoying when I went there. I am quite glad we didn't use those features. And this PS Annoucements look to be temporary, which is a good thing. In SF you tend not to be on a bus for long though, so it doesn't annoy you, but when you consider the ammount of bus stops along a route here in Ottawa, it would be annoying. Especially along a route like 2, 7, 12, or 85, with frequent stops that are short distances apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Anyway isn't this supposed to include the presto readers? I didn't see any in the picture. Presto readers wont be installed until iirc begining of 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Wright Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Presto readers wont be installed until iirc begining of 2012.Apparently my response didn't post when I just posted it, so I'll post it again.Alright, sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Wright Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 1202 is now equipped with Automated Announcements, as I don't recall that being posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 1202 is now equipped with Automated Announcements, as I don't recall that being posted. JCL posted that it would be installed for SBNG, however, no one posted it is installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Wright Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Â JCL posted that it would be installed for SBNG, however, no one posted it is installed.That is what I thought, as I noticed it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlarocque2005 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 There is now a Priorty Seating announcement (Simmler to the random check your route announcement ) being played over the nsas system and other misc improvements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Wright Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Â Â There is now a Priorty Seating announcement (Simmler to the random check your route announcement ) being played over the nsas system and other misc improvementsOh god, now we're turning into MUNI with the random annoucements. Great. Glad I don't ride the bus every day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlarocque2005 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 From my obsveration tonight the 400 series routes are not programmed into the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 4363 and 4526 are now SmartBus equipped. Edit: 6401 also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Now equipped:4486 4468 4464, 4499, 4495 and 6675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlarocque2005 Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 4500 and 6542 now equipped with new setup. Drivers now have access to a google maps style route guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 As of yesterday at the earliest, all buses have been equipped with Clever Devices. 6391 has finally recieved the technology, however, it was installed in the top left corner, not on the farebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 As of yesterday at the earliest, all buses have been equipped with Clever Devices. 6391 has finally recieved the technology, however, it was installed in the top left corner, not on the farebox. OK Which one is this again? Is that tthe one that has the large LCD scren next to the driver mounted on the fare box. There are different things going on its hard to keep track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 OK Which one is this again?Is that tthe one that has the large LCD scren next to the driver mounted on the fare box. There are different things going on its hard to keep track? The Clever Devices screen, which should have been mounted to the farebox because of the new set up, was mounted in the original location in the top left corner of the drivers compartment where it was installed originally on all buses except this one last year. (Bus was in an accident and was never equipped until now). It is a waste because more hours will be put on the bus to retrofit it down on the farebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 6391 now has the screen on the farebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 On bus 6674 on rte 43, external announcements have been activated. "Route 43, Circuit 43". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 On bus 6674 on rte 43, external announcements have been activated. "Route 43, Circuit 43". 6579 has been activated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Today, I rode Orion VII, Inveros and D60LFRs, only the D60LFR were programmed but not all. In total, rode 4 buses with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Today, I rode Orion VII, Inveros and D60LFRs, only the D60LFR were programmed but not all. In total, rode 4 buses with it. I've confirmed with a source that the exterior announcements were activated by accident by Clever Devices who was working with OC on this. The original plan was to have exterior announcement ready only for the Winterlude Sno-Bus Service, where the system would welcome passengers as they are boarding the shuttle service. They are in the process of removing the exterior announcements on all the buses, once the next update comes into effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I've confirmed with a source that the exterior announcements were activated by accident by Clever Devices who was working with OC on this. The original plan was to have exterior announcement ready only for the Winterlude Sno-Bus Service, where the system would welcome passengers as they are boarding the shuttle service. They are in the process of removing the exterior announcements on all the buses, once the next update comes into effect. I can see some people with vision impairments complaining as it benefits people who cant see identify the bus that arrives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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