A familiar sound returns to London buses

Officials in London are bringing the “ding ding” chime back to double-decker buses. The sound once signaled to riders that a stopped tour bus was about to depart. The pilot program bringing it back aims to reduce slips and falls onboard. The World’s Jeremy Siegel reports.

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