Originally Posted by Smallwheels

Twenty years ago I wished I could dial a telephone number and enter the location of my bus stop, then hear an automated recording with an estimate of how much time it would be before the next bus arrived at that stop. I think the technology is here today that could help me with that. Having such an application with a road map showing where the buses were located and the estimated time to each stop would be awesome. People wouldn't need to wait outside in bad weather for half an hour wondering if they just missed the last one or if they were very early for the next one. People could just time their walk to the stop and know exactly how soon they must leave to get to the stop on time. Global Positioning Satellites are great tools.