No Bus Horn Developed To Warn Pedestrians Distracted by Phones
Buses in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, are getting a kinder, gentler horn to alert pedestrians engrossed in their phones. Instead of a loud traditional horn sound, buses will be equipped with a "horn" that has eight dings, followed by a voice saying ‘take care, vehicle approaching’, then five more dings.
The warning was developed after pedestrians said they found the traditional horn 'aggressive.' Really?? Well, it
is a horn.
You can hear the new horn here. There's also more to the story here.
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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
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