{"id":723,"date":"2008-03-20T09:53:11","date_gmt":"2008-03-20T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/2008\/03\/20\/beep-beep-beep\/"},"modified":"2008-03-20T09:53:11","modified_gmt":"2008-03-20T14:53:11","slug":"beep-beep-beep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2008\/03\/20\/beep-beep-beep\/","title":{"rendered":"Beep beep beep!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/christopherdewolf\/450342077\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/211\/450342077_7834a740b4.jpg?v=0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to audio announcements, Montreal&#8217;s metro system is so conservative, it&#8217;s almost Puritanical. For the most part, the only regular information conveyed over the PA system is the name of the next stop &#8212; and even then, there are many occasions when no announcements are made at all. By contrast, many other cities announce connection information, warn passengers to stand clear of the doors when they are closing and let people know when trains are approaching the platform. (In Hong Kong, these announcements are even made in three languages.)<\/p>\n<p>All of this must make the metro extraordinarily difficult to navigate for the blind. That will soon change when the STM finally implements an audio signal for the closing of the metro car doors. The signal will be tested until March 30th and the STM is looking for feedback before they introduce it on a permanent basis. Check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stm.info\/English\/info\/a-bip-sonore.htm\">website here<\/a> and, if you hear it, let them know what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to audio announcements, Montreal&#8217;s metro system is so conservative, it&#8217;s almost Puritanical. 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