[Talk-transit] Proposed Feature - 2nd RFC - Public Transport

[Michał Borsuk]

Am 12.01.2011 07:50, schrieb André Joost:
> Am 11.01.11 17:01, schrieb Michał Borsuk: You do get that information 
> when you are at the spot. It is written on
>> the timetable.
>
> If you are able to see, yes. But disabled (that is everyone who has to 
> use public transport because he/she is not able to drive a car) not. 

A lot of the disabled are perfectly able to drive cars (which have been 
adjusted for that purpose). My father was severely disabled after an 
accident, and he did so.
> And on the time-table you wont find a hint *where* the right platform is. 
It is clearly printed at each bus stop, at least in Europe. In North 
America  phone number is provided.
> A public transport router with audio output would do, if it has the 
> data. We could work towards this aim.
The visually impaired are a very small minority, and clearly OSM has 
different, more basic issues to deal with. We should focus on the 
mainstream first, to get OSM out of the beta version it is now.

Greetings,

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Best regards, mit freundlichen Grüssen, meilleurs sentiments, Pozdrowienia,

Michał Borsuk