How-To-Ride Videos Pass 10,000 Views Milestone
Posted on: Jan 26, 2010
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KCATA “How-To-Ride” Videos Pass 10,000 Views Milestone;
Series Now Enhanced With Closed Captioning
(Kansas City, Mo. – January 26, 2010) In May 2009, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority launched its online
"How-To-Ride" videos. Since then the video series that features instructions on riding The Metro has reached a milestone. It surpassed 10,000 views this month, and the series has now been upgraded to include subtitles.
The
YouTube.com videos cover topics from finding your route to using the on-bus bike racks to paying your fare. The Metro’s YouTube channel is online at [url=http://www.youtube.com/RideTheMetro]http://www.youtube.com/RideTheMetro[/url]. The how-to’s are also
online in the Rider Guide section.
“This milestone tells us more people are turning to the web to learn how to ride The Metro,” said Director of Marketing Cindy Baker. “New customers can take their time and see how easy it is.”
From the YouTube.com website, viewers can share the videos on social networking sites such as
Facebook.com or via email.
To make the videos even more accessible, The Metro has recently added closed captioning to the video series.
The benefits go beyond being accessible for people who are hearing impaired. Now people can watch the subtitled videos when they are in an environment where noise may disturb others, such as a library or office. The captions are also helpful for people who may have challenges with understanding spoken language or understanding accents.
To turn on closed captioning on
The Metro’s YouTube.com videos, look for the “CC” symbol that appears in the lower right hand corner of the video screen when the video starts. Click on the symbol, and the captions will appear at the bottom of the video.
