[Colorado-talk] Automated Stop Announcements

Wed Oct 2 14:56:40 UTC 2013

Talking with Eric it was supposed to be system wide by last week.  There are a few busses that seem to be un-equipped at this point.  But we are close to 100% of all busses being fully fully functional.  

The drivers cannot turn off the system.  Nehemiah is correct we worked on that point and were very clear that they needed to be on at all times.

If you are having trouble please let me know.  Please get the vehicle number and I can check to find out why it is not equipped with the automated stop system.  Also if you notice a problem with a particular announcement, let me know that as well so we can get it addressed.  For instance those of us that ride the 66 westbound notice that the light rail stop is announced as "Prince and Alamo" and then when it pulls up to the stop it announce "Church and Nevada" which is actually the stop around the corner.  We are going to try to get this adjusted if at all possible. The stop should announce as "Littleton Downtown Station" or something to that effect.

-----Original Message-----
From: Colorado-talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nehemiah Hall
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 4:40 AM
To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Automated Stop Announcements

I should have expanded on that. Last I checked, the plan was to do a rollout of a few busses first, to make sure things were working as they should, and then to expand to the rest of the system. If people want, I can check into this.
Nehemiah Hall
NRH Technologies
On Sep 30, 2013, at 19:00, Ryan O. <rryano218 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was told today that the drivers have the option to turn the automated stop announcements off. Some drivers claim that they Deactivate them because they become annoyed by the constant announcements. If this is true, this may explain the Lack of consistency.
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> RyanO
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> On Sep 30, 2013, at 4:44 PM, "Scott C. LaBarre" <slabarre at labarrelaw.com> wrote:
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>> Greetings all, I am sure that there will be a number of bugs as the 
>> system is implemented.  Regardless, if you ride a bus that doesn't 
>> have the system going, please call RTD and file a complaint giving 
>> the time, Route number, and bus number.  Also, if the system is not 
>> working, the driver has the obligation to announce the stops and if 
>> you get on a bus and stops are not being announced, go up and request that the driver announce them.
>> 
>> Best to all,
>> Scott
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Colorado-talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Danielle Paullin
>> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 4:33 PM
>> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Automated Stop Announcements
>> 
>> Dear Dan,  I was on the 40 today.  It wasn't doing the automatic stop 
>> announcements.  I had to count how many stops it was until it got to 
>> my stop.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dan Burke" <burke.dall at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Colorado Discussion List" <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 11:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Automated Stop Announcements
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>> 
>>> ... and on the 40 on Saturday afternoon ...  it's great!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 9/30/13, maryannmigs at gmail.com <maryannmigs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> The automated stop announcement system is rolling out first in 
>>>> Boulder then moving on to the Denver Area.  I have heard it on a 
>>>> few buses up here now, and it's quite nice.
>>>> When all things are working correctly here are a few things to look 
>>>> forward to.
>>>> As the driver opens the door the outside speaker announces the bus 
>>>> route and destination direction.  As the bus travels the stops are 
>>>> announced in a clear voice, a little slow for my taste, but 
>>>> excellent anyway.  When someone pulls the cord to request a stop 
>>>> the system says "Stop requested."
>>>> I haven't ridden the buses when they are really noisy and crowded 
>>>> yet, but those of us who went on demonstration rides were told that 
>>>> the system cannot be turned off by the drivers.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope this helps.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Maryann Migliorelli
>>>> 
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