Mark Read: Horizons Regional Council spokesperson says an informed approach is needed to decide if they should play music on buses - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

A party bus - or the sound of silence.  

The Horizons Regional Council, which covers an area including Whanganui and Palmerston North, is seeking feedback on whether bus users prefer to ride with background music. 

Its released a three-question survey asking what genres, playlists or radio stations should be played. 

Transport Services Manager Mark Read told Jack Tame after talking to bus users, staff decided there needed to be an informed approach. 

He says a lot of Palmerston North buses are now electric, and people have said they're like a silent elevator. 

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