Please check buses today as there are major diversions

[KateFord]

I know there are posts relating to this - but I don't believe the diversion information is communicated that well on each bus stop. Basically I wouldn't bother waiting for a bus around East Dulwich Station/BlackBird Bakery or outside Mark & Son (unless it's a P13).

I was just getting a paper from the newsagent and there are people waiting at all of these stops because it's unclear about the current diversion (James Barber mentions this is an earlier post, but if you don't read the Forum then you wouldn't know). The problem is if you use a Bus Checker app it will show buses as due and also the dot matrix screens are displaying buses as due. There is a small poster on some of the timetables (not all) but people aren't noticing it (mainly because behaviour has changed these days, and written timetables are checked less frequently than dot matrix screens or apps). Really it would have been better to put a 'Bus Not In Use' cover over the actual Bus Stop but I guess because the P13 is still serving those stops that would be untrue. Anyway, just a heads up as so many people are waiting at these stops unaware of this.

[ianc]

Given the technology, they really should show a message on the bus checker display, and update the info the phone apps use. It wouldn't exactly be hard for them to do, given the schedule comes from the bus company themselves anyway.

That said, I often walk past bus stops where there is clearly a "not in use" sign displayed, and have to tell people. We all often catch buses in a daze, as it's such a familiar activity - lol

[Bic Basher]

I also noticed when I waited for a bus outside North Cross Road earlier that the 176, 185 etc are showing 20 mins on the countdown board. What happens is when the bus goes on diversion, the GPS no longer tracks the bus until it's back on route at Goose Green.