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The Taipei City Government has begun to replace busstop signs throughout the city. <\/p>\nThe Taipei City Government has begun to replace busstop signs throughout the city. <\/p>\n
The color scheme of the new signs, however, is a poor choice because white letters against a gray background offer little contrast, especially at night. <\/p>\n
Here, for example, is are daytime and nighttime shots of the same stop, taken from different angles. <\/p>\n
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The stop is not lit well, so the nighttime photo had to be taken with a flash. So this photo, though the focus came out a little fuzzy, represents an improvement<\/em> over what people would normally see at night.<\/p>\n Two weeks ago I wrote the Taipei City Government’s Department of Transportation for clarification about the policies associated with this signage but have not received an answer. Everyone I have spoken with in that office has been friendly; but the system is unfortunately still stuck in its ways. <\/p>\n At least InTerCaPiTaLiZaTion doesn’t seem to be in effect. And the new style for displaying bus routes does<\/em> provide more information to those who cannot read Chinese characters. <\/p>\n The Taipei City Government has begun to replace busstop signs throughout the city. The color scheme of the new signs, however, is a poor choice because white letters against a gray background offer little contrast, especially at night. Here, for … Continue reading ![\"List](\"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/news_photos\/2007\/05\/taipei_busroute_220_large.jpg\")
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