BUS DESTINATION SIGNS AND SCROLLS: A FINE LINE BETWEEN INFORMATION AND FRUSTRATION

Bus identification for passengers can be achieved by display of fixed signs, electronic signs or the traditional roll signs. Newest entry is the electronic design where a basic code keyed into the system will display the correct information at the front of the bus and, optionally, at the side and rear. An alternative electronic system is the half-flap design of Italian origin. The conventional roll sign has the greatest legibility and the author discusses it at length, covering typography, layout and legibility. He notes that larger bus systems cannot list all their routes and destinations on a single scroll; large scrolls should be avoided because they tend to jam, may not be accommodated in buses and vary the distance between sign and cover glass, affecting readibility.

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  Friendship Publications, Incorporated

  West 2627 Providence, P.O. Box 1472
  Spokane, WA  United States  99210-1472
• Authors:
  • Dickson, L R
• Publication Date: 1986-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 68-70
• Serial:
  • Bus Ride
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Friendship Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0192-8902
  • Serial URL: http://www.busride.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus routes; Buses; Direction signs; Electronics; Guide signs; Legibility; Passenger information systems; Route signs; Signs; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Destination signs
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Roll signs
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00456258
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:01PM