Bus1807 Posted Sunday at 02:11 PM Report Posted Sunday at 02:11 PM 6 hours ago, sw4400 said: Does that bus say "Call 911"? on the back? When and how does a CTA bus say that, if that is indeed what I'm seeing there? Is it a special function the driver activates to alert citizens nearby to alert 911 to an issue on the bus? I believe when most buses get into accidents like this, the operator forgets to switch the sign and they mainly just switch it to NIS. But this operator probably clicked the event marker button and typed in the Call 911 code to the IBIS which is clearly never used because I never see it whenever buses get into accidents. Quote
Bus1807 Posted Sunday at 02:13 PM Report Posted Sunday at 02:13 PM 6 hours ago, sw4400 said: Does that bus say "Call 911"? on the back? When and how does a CTA bus say that, if that is indeed what I'm seeing there? Is it a special function the driver activates to alert citizens nearby to alert 911 to an issue on the bus? And yes, you are correct. The bus does say Call 911. The front says Emergency CFD Quote
EasyMoney Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM Report Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM 1 hour ago, Bus1807 said: I believe when most buses get into accidents like this, the operator forgets to switch the sign and they mainly just switch it to NIS. But this operator probably clicked the event marker button and typed in the Call 911 code to the IBIS which is clearly never used because I never see it whenever buses get into accidents. No when the drivers presses the “ silent alarm” the bus automatically does that now they update the destination sign couple weeks ago they posted a bulletin in the garages about this they got they idea from the mta (New York) 1 Quote
Busjack Posted Sunday at 06:43 PM Report Posted Sunday at 06:43 PM 3 hours ago, EasyMoney said: No when the drivers presses the “ silent alarm” the bus automatically does that now they update the destination sign couple weeks ago they posted a bulletin in the garages about this they got they idea from the mta (New York) That seems correct. I remember a news story about a driver being robbed, and an RTS was flashing that sort of sign, which would put it about 20 years ago. Quote
Bus1807 Posted Sunday at 08:03 PM Report Posted Sunday at 08:03 PM 4 hours ago, EasyMoney said: No when the drivers presses the “ silent alarm” the bus automatically does that now they update the destination sign couple weeks ago they posted a bulletin in the garages about this they got they idea from the mta (New York) Oh I didn't know that thanks for letting me know! Quote
EasyMoney Posted Monday at 02:19 AM Report Posted Monday at 02:19 AM 7 hours ago, Busjack said: That seems correct. I remember a news story about a driver being robbed, and an RTS was flashing that sort of sign, which would put it about 20 years ago. Trust me I’m a current operator I wouldn’t spread false information 2 Quote
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