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Re: Weird WMATA Sign Readings |
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Posted by WayneJay on Tue Jun 3 22:36:57 2008, in response to Re: Weird WMATA Sign Readings, posted by R36 #9346 on Tue Jun 3 14:42:21 2008. In the case of the BxM4A/4B and BxM7A that would be a problem because they're five characters and the WMATA setup can only accomodate four characters for the route. I haven't actually paid close enough attention to them keying in the route code. Often when a bus arrives at a starting point as NIS or another route, I have noticed that the bus operator manages to put up the next reading pretty quickly. I'm guessing it's not too cumbersome. If they get a qwerty keyboard type of screen, then I see how it's a rather easy and quick task.You make a good point about the TA now using the farebox to enter route codes. I actually think NYCTA's codes makes sense. Unfortunately they have a lot of overflow with Manhattan routes. So, yes, I guess this wouldn't work for the TA, if they wanted to continue setting the destination sign from the farebox. |
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