I would like to know what the deal is with those plastic sheets with holes that are covering a lot of the metro transit bus windows. It seems obvious the idea is to have a compromise between having advertising on the outside of the bus and still have a view from inside the bus.
The truth is it totally ruins the view and it is even a little claustrophobic inducing. It is difficult enough to enjoy a ride on the bus without totally obstructing the view like that. I’ve even missed my stop a few times at night because it was so difficult to see scenery and landmarks. Every time I see this stuff on the windows I just want to rip it off! —L.F
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2010.
they are called advertisements fool, without which,your fare would be higher, diog it.
agreed with bitch 100%
LS, how ’bout they simply put more money into transit in the first place and stop pissing away funds on sprawl-inducing crap like the 113 and the new interchanges going up
I’ve never had a problem with the windows, but if you’re having that much trouble with them, maybe sit near the front, where you can see out the front of the window. Just a thought.
Calvin— if you actually think that putting more money into transit would limit sprawl, you’re nuts. They don’t even induce sprawl.
it is creepy to go to work in a lunch box. i suffer (occasionally) with a small degree of agoraphobia and claustrophobia. i have a hard time getting on really crowded buses and these ones that have the advertisement all over them, yeah they look pretty cool but they are like riding in a sardine can. and sitting closer to the front of the bus is a logical solution, except i can’t stand up on a bus, in most places. i am too short to reach the top handles and i am usually too far away form the poles to hold them. and sitting on a bus sideways makes me motion sick. i have discovered my most logical solution is to walk, i leave for work with enough time to walk if i can’t get on the bus. either too crowded and i get creeped out or billboard bus. and i can’t see out the windows.
They are advertising, but also so that Uniack Square, Sackville, Spryfield, etc gun shooting yo yo hommie wannabee gangsters can’t get a good sight on you.
I like them, I can still see where my stop is and they prevent the sun from searing my eyeballs occasionally when the bus turns a corner. Nice and shady.
I bet you peel the labels off your bottle of beer too….
dontcha?
admit it…
@ Calvin – HRM isn’t spending any money on the new interchanges, those are mostly the cost of private developers looking to sell more brand-new subdivisions at outrageous prices.
But yes, I agree this bitch is 100% valid. I have missed stops in the past because I couldn’t see landmarks through the shit until it was too late.
Not to mention you can go cross-eyed just trying to look through.
Within seconds I have a headache from eyestrain on one of these buses. I can’t help myself but to try, in vain, to look outside.
Then the motion sickness starts. Riding one of these buses is almost like having your eyes closed.
I always get the next bus.
Scott Johnson
I think a compromise would be to at least have little gaps for people to look out the windows.
Either that, or make the wrap extend around the front windshield as well – fair is fair!