Daily Discussion Thread: Thu 19 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Thu 19 Oct 2023
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Anyone have any clue what the fuck PTV were thinking when they added the "stand clear" voice. There's a tone for stop buttons, we don't need a voice to tell us it's stopping. We can see the doors opening, we don't need a voice to tell us that they are and to stand clear. The doors always close immediately after opening, so we sure as hell don't need a voice repeating that the doors are closing. We don't need a tone to emphasise this point. Especially when the bus is stopping every. Fucking. Stop. Anyway.
Yeah, been on PT for an hour and a half for a trip that should've been an hour, and that voice has played every time. I have a headache. Fuck PTV.
What about people who are blind or have low vision?
That's a damn good point that hadn't occured to me, and that definitely speaks to the privilege of being (mostly) able-bodied. That said though, wouldn't a hearing loop or similar achieve the same purpose without the headache?
A pair noise cancelling headphones would have an even better effect, and only one person needs to use them in this scenario.
Edit: Sorry I'm still quite surprised you'd expect blind people to wear a hearing aid?
....I'm very clearly completely asleep and not doing brainthink, appreciate your pointing that out. You're right about noise-cancelling earphones, although cost is always an issue, but yeah
Imported from HK’s MTR which owns 60% of metro trains? It’s done in three languages there too. Now if only they could import the train frequency and low fares too…