Re: Cityracket ticket inspectors + cops

[rhay10@scu.edu.au]

Good point

a mate of mine works at Chatswood.  Some of his work mates live out west
and face large ticket prices - they just buy them at Artarmon and pay
next to nothing

Richard Hay

In article <38FED99B.6D78D6D5@enet21.com.au>,
  "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote:
> Ticket inspectors at Chatswood again today (morning) , plus cops this
> afternoon. Why do they concentrate on this station with "turnstiles"?
The
> fare evasion would be less at this station compared with St. leonards
(none)
> or outer stations out in the suburbs without these machines - or is it
> because the golden arches are 5 m away from the station entrance?  Or
maybe
> they think people on the north shore line are more wealthy and are
more
> likely to pay the fines?
>
> Rgds
>
> Chris
>
> rhay10@scu.edu.au wrote:
>
> > We had the turkeys at North Sydney yesterday
> >
> > This guy was stopping two rows of people at a time  and not letting
the
> > people easily get around him - which a North Sydney can cause
crowding
> > problems
> >
> > Richard Hay
> >
> > In article <FEMK4.29$fj3.405111@news0.optus.net.au>,
> >   "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > > "C. Dewick" <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
> > > 8dfq63$qk3$1@jedi.apana.org.au">news:8dfq63$qk3$1@jedi.apana.org.au...
> > >
> > > > >If they have no ticket at all, the inspector has no right to
molest
> > > > >them.
> > > >
> > > > Depends if they attempt to enter the paid area without
purchasing a
> > ticket
> > > o
> > > > r not. And the ticket inspector has every right to ask someone
for a
> > > ticket
> > > > regardless - all the passenger has to say is no, I'm not
entering
> > the paid
> > > > area yet, and that's the end of it.
> > >
> > > What I haven't seen anyone try to explain yet is why were they
> > checking all
> > > tickets in front of a set of gates that also check all tickets.
Why
> > not just
> > > let the gates do what they were designed to do and check
concession
> > cards on
> > > those who light up the gates?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > Before you buy.
>
>


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