Real-time arrival information on railjet
It turns out, trains in Vienna are often late recently, but the display of expected arrival times greatly increases comfort for those who have an appointment.
(a serious design mistake here is that the next stop itself is not always visible, as it rotates with the speed display. Another important information, the current time, is also relatively hard to find.)Posted via email from Daniel’s posterous
November 3rd, 2009 at 16:40
San Francisco has a similar solution to a similar problem. The transit system can be extremely unpredictable. Instead of investing effort to make vehicles operate according to a consistent schedule, the bus stop will inform you that yes, indeed, the next three buses will all arrive at 41, 42, and 57 minutes, so you might as well find another way to get there.