Re: [melb][connex] Connector Plus

["Peter Parker" <parkerp@alphalink.com.au>]

Peter K <peterrk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > yet another step towards an unintegrated public transport system

> That will make it just like Sydney

The best thing is for passengers to boycott these tickets (Baysider and
Connector Plus) and any other single company/single mode tickets that may be
dreamt up.  Then they will fade into obscurity.

Tickets fading into obscurity is not without precendent.  This fate appears
to have befallen the stupid off-peak train-only daily tickets (publicised
briefly in late 1999)  that could only be bought over the counter from a
premium station (not stocked by ticket machines or milkbars).   Zone 1 was
$3.30, Zone 1 & 2 $4.90.   The passenger had to specify the day that the
ticket was to be used - it could not be used at any time, as with Metcards.

To take advantage of this ticket, most passengers (who are near non-premium
stations) would have had to travel to a premium station to buy their ticket.
The ticket required for this negates the saving conferred the off-peak
ticket.   Or the passenger could travel without a ticket to the premium
station to buy the ticket.  The temptation though is to continue the journey
without buying any ticket!  So the perverse effect of these tickets is that
they encourage fare evasion and reduce revenue!

Fortunately there has been no advertising of these tickets for the best part
of 12 months, and they seem to be fading into thier deserved obscurity. Lets
hope that this also happens to Baysider/Connector.

Peter