{"id":73641,"date":"2023-02-10T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=73641"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:08:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:08:34","slug":"cardiff-bus-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/10\/cardiff-bus-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Bus passengers say real-time information screens are &#8216;nonsense&#8217; despite costing millions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But better screens are soon to be rolled out across the city, says Cardiff Bus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF Council is planning to improve the accuracy of live information on screens at bus stops across Cardiff, but passengers have said that this won\u2019t help the reliability of the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> that it is currently bidding for funding to replace the digital passenger information screens across the city. The project will cost millions of pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At January\u2019s full council meeting, Calum Davies, a Welsh Conservative councillor, asked about how the council will increase bus passenger numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council said that it is currently working on schemes designed to improve the bus service and the take-up of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/01\/27\/discriminatory-bus-services-leave-elderly-residents-isolated-say-campaigners\/\">bus travel in the city<\/a>. It added: \u201cThe provision of improved real-time information bus shelter displays will soon be rolled out across the city, which will enable passengers to be better informed about bus services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanna, a doctoral student who works as a tutor, said: \u201cI think that saying they\u2019ll update signs is nonsense. I\u2019ve had up to three buses in a row simply not show up. This happens regularly. They simply don\u2019t care. Basically, it\u2019s just completely buggered my ability to even go into work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I go to get a bus, I\u2019m early. Said bus doesn\u2019t turn up. In fact just disappears. Now I shall likely be late. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardiffbus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cardiffbus<\/a> is shit &amp; why I drive. Also I\u2019d one day like to go somewhere that isn\u2019t the city centre <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cdfbusfails?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cdfbusfails<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QfREcBt86z\">pic.twitter.com\/QfREcBt86z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Crap Cardiff (@CrapCardiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrapCardiff\/status\/1455461775395233792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke, a bus user from Canton, said: \u201cThe buses are a disappointment really. Changing buses is awful. I try to avoid driving my car as much as I can, but current public transport infrastructure stops me from doing that sometimes. Transport needs to improve and link other parts of the city if it really wants to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke had previously tweeted Cardiff Bus complaining about a bus that left him behind when it departed five minutes before it was scheduled to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardiffbus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cardiffbus<\/a> why is the 61 arriving 5 minutes early but the app still showing it\u2019s going to be there on time? Bus didnt stop and cracked on 5 minutes ahead of schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wAx1ylaurM\">pic.twitter.com\/wAx1ylaurM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LAEart (@laeart1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laeart1\/status\/1622990012559118338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cardiff Bus app has a feature that allows users to view live information on a real-time map to see where exactly buses are and when they will arrive at each stop. Luke said he uses the app more than the display screens but explained that not all the buses are tracked and some of them don\u2019t show up at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he said he would be more likely to rely on the screens if the real-time information were to improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe more information the better to be accurate and hold the service to account,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caisel, a bus user from north-east Cardiff, also said that he prefers to use the app. He said: \u201cTo be honest, I very rarely use the screens. The app tends to be better when the buses are sharing their location and, along with the screens, will have buses \u2018disappear\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanna agreed that the app is more reliable but said that it still \u201cbarely functions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caisel chooses to use the bus as he finds it cheaper than driving but said that \u201cit adds so much time to my day I often don\u2019t have a choice\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another passenger told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> that \u201cthe times on the screen are wrong and buses do not come so it is not a good experience\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Bus told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>: \u201cBus service reliability is critical in ensuring customers have confidence when travelling by bus. We endeavour to make services as reliable as possible. We share the general highway, and we will simply all sit in the same queue. 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