Talking Bus Stops

Mr. Alfred Morris
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will be seeking to extend the use of electronic speech information equipment used to instal talking bus stops for the blind; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ridley
The electronic speech information equipment used to provide "talking" bus stop information for visually handicapped people has just started its first public trial in Weston-super-Mare.My Department, which has developed the equipment, will be evaluating the trial with the help of local visually handicapped and other bus users. If the trial proves to be a success, it is hoped that other local authorities and bus operators will be interested in adopting it.