Hometown Transit Employs GPS And Cameras June 24, 2006
After a spate of attacks against bus drivers in recent years, the one-time very quiet town I grew up in has decided to install cameras on board buses for the safety of both drivers and passengers. Local transit is also testing GPS technology to offer citizens the ability to find out when a bus will arrive at their stop - by phoning in or checking a website.
I’ve talked about my town’s sucky bus service. They once had a system to call in and find out when the next bus would arrive. But it was an approximation and ultimately became useless …
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