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People can count stops. And they will learn what it means for their frequented stations. At unfamiliar stations just be conforted that's it's monotonic :).
by Ericson2314 8y ago
People can count stops. And they will learn what it means for their frequented stations.
At unfamiliar stations just be conforted that's it's monotonic :).
- freditup 8y agoTime makes a lot more sense than stops: for example, at Columbus Circle in NYC, a downtown A train that's one stop away is about 3.5 miles out. A downtown 1 train that's one stop away is less than a half mile out. Except if the downtown A train is running local, in which case it's then about a half mile out. Time, on the other hand, can be meaningfully displayed to a rider no matter what information they already know. (It's also fairly accurate in practice in my experience.)
- shmerl 8y agoIt's accurate as long as trains are moving. As soon as they are stalled, that time stops reflecting the real one. So showing the distance at least gives a more appropriate info, instead of showing "5 min" for 15 minutes (which is annoying).