They started it out wrong in the first place....TIBS, that is.
And there may be hardware limitations, for e.g., the driver has to
press a 3 digit on the EDS panel and he can't press 2 digits.
Also, on older EDSes, the route number and the destination are
seperately coded. They aren't together like on the OCs.
On the OCs, if I'm not mistaken, say if I wanna press out 851
twds Yishun, I'd press for e.g. 111, then if I wanted 851 twds
Bukit Merah, I have to press 112.
On older buses (i.e. before OC generation), if I wanna press 851
twds Yishun I have to press 111 and 112. Then if I want 851 twds
bukit merah, i'd have to press 111 and 113. That's why you have
stuff like 859 towards Marina Ctr.
They won't revamp the system.
1. Cost
2. Old drivers whom are used to the (current) system
3. The basic theory of - if it ain't broken, don't touch it.
actually i think that it is possible to input 2 digits, but it
depends on what code they assigned to that service when they
programmed the codes. just look at the Dennis Trident EDS, for 62,
it is A: 30, B: 30, L: 0, M: 20.
where for SMRT, L: svc number, A/B: destination, M: message
code
let's say for 912. what appears on the panel:
A:
214
B: 215
L:
214
M: 0
so if i change the L to 216, it will appear 913, with 912 route
details?
