tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post4060707878679913764..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: How not to do fare collectionCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-87483517466888865412010-04-22T05:25:52.881-04:002010-04-22T05:25:52.881-04:00Yep.
Q: what is the difference between a unicorn ...Yep.<br /><br />Q: what is the difference between a unicorn and a competent American government agency?<br /><br />A: fewer people believe unicorns exist.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-68323820860602137622010-04-20T11:02:12.246-04:002010-04-20T11:02:12.246-04:00They do what? If I heard this from a less credible...They do what? If I heard this from a less credible source, I probably wouldn't even believe it. The enforcement teams don't ride the buses? What a bizarre, convoluted scheme. I would've never thought of it. I thought they all do it the same way as in Paris.CityLightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877603807943730606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-52159591052144082152010-04-20T01:33:28.358-04:002010-04-20T01:33:28.358-04:00We here in Southern California (and really through...We here in Southern California (and really throughout the state- BART is the only fully faregate-controlled rail system we have) have been doing Proof-of-payment for coming up on two decades. On my particular commuter rail line, a team of LA County Sheriffs boards the train at it's departure station, checks each car between stations, then alights in Los Angeles, repeating the experience on a return trip. Similar enforcement patterns prevail on the Los Angeles Metro system, including the Orange Line BRT.<br /><br />That proof-of-payment inspectors would actually hold up a bus for five minutes... and a BRT, no less... is unconscionable. Tell the NY MTA that they're supposed to be a better role model for American transit.Allie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388778275254352958noreply@blogger.com