Again!
Here goes again for one of my pet peeves ... the TTC drivers who fail to call out the stops along their route. When are these people going to get the message that there are visually impaired riders, (as well as all the others) who really, really, really need them to do that?
Their publication "Easier Access" declares "The TTC is everyone's transit system. We hope you enjoy your ride on the better way." (emphasis my own) They certainly have some great programs in place, like the Request Stop Program, for female passengers, but until they have every driver calling every stop, loudly and clearly, they do not have a transit system that is really the better way for every one of their riders.
Their policy states that "Bus drivers call out major intersections, stops where TTC routed intersect and stops that have been requested by customers.", but they don't yet have every driver on board, so to speak, with their policy. Just this afternoon I was talking with a young man who is visually impaired and he was telling me that he finds bus trips difficult because he has had the experience, more than once, of asking the driver to tell him a certain stop, and having the bus driver fail to do so. Come on people, how long is it going to take before you really do make it "The Better Way"?
Their publication "Easier Access" declares "The TTC is everyone's transit system. We hope you enjoy your ride on the better way." (emphasis my own) They certainly have some great programs in place, like the Request Stop Program, for female passengers, but until they have every driver calling every stop, loudly and clearly, they do not have a transit system that is really the better way for every one of their riders.
Their policy states that "Bus drivers call out major intersections, stops where TTC routed intersect and stops that have been requested by customers.", but they don't yet have every driver on board, so to speak, with their policy. Just this afternoon I was talking with a young man who is visually impaired and he was telling me that he finds bus trips difficult because he has had the experience, more than once, of asking the driver to tell him a certain stop, and having the bus driver fail to do so. Come on people, how long is it going to take before you really do make it "The Better Way"?
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As I was reading this I thought, "Why don't the impaired people ask for a certain stop to be called?" Then as I read on I saw that that doesn't always work. -
How about getting the regular bus riders to join in a plan of action that would force the drivers to call the stops. As each rider gets on thay politely ask the driver to announce the streets. politely thank him/her when it is done and gentl chide when it is not. ("I almost missed the stop today. I do wish you would call the streets.")
A few letters to the top dogs from assorted riders about assorted drivers might help. The bigwigs have nothing to do but push the little guys around anyway. That is their job isn't it?
I've been on busses where the driver regularly announces and it certainly does help. Expecially when one is dosing a bit from the rocking ride...
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