Tram Town
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
| Category: Custard Daniel Bowen, author of the excruciating Toxic Custard and president of the Public Transport Users Association, is quoted thus: Hundreds of commuters shared their tickets with friends or family each year, PTUA president David Bowen said.If this is the official position of the PTUA they are fools. How the heck do they think the system is going to work if people don't pay fares that are due? Also in the article: [from 2007 onwards] RUNNING late will no longer be considered a valid excuse for not buying a ticket before boarding a train, tram or bus.which would imply that running late is a valid excuse presently! The real clanger, though, is that the new system is going to require people to scan their card through an electronic reader "twice, at the beginning and end of their trip". And this is going to reduce fare evasion? Exactly what happens now will be standard practice. People will not do the first scan until the inspectors get on and so will generally not do the second scan at all. Transport Minister Peter Batchelor: incompetent fool. |
