03-29-2019, 05:29 PM
(03-29-2019, 01:39 PM)KevinT Wrote: Ever wondered about those blue lights at the top corners of the ION LRVs? Wonder no more:
Marshall's Musings: The story of Toronto’s streetcar “bull’s eyes”
With thanks to Chris Drew (at_chrisjamesdrew on Twitter) for the tweet/reblog that brought this article to my attention.
Very interesting!
To be honest, I had considered the blue lights on the new streetcars unnecessary — all the new streetcars are accessible, so there is no longer a need to mark them off as such. Similarly, once all buses are accessible, new buses could omit the feature.
But I hadn’t considered them as a visibility marker. If they make it easier for people to see transit approaching I can see that as being valuable. Although arguably they should be off when the vehicle is out of service.