Re: [Vic] Metcard - What could be done.

["James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>]

> There will still be some open gates for these people.
I almost forgot V/line!! What about V/line passengers , say in
Caulfield/Richmond/FSS etc.

> > They had "Validate and win a price" competition before to encourage
> people
> > validate.
>
> And it was a dismal failure, as far as I could see.
I don't know about that, I saw more people validate these days.

> Do you know when this is happening? Do you have a reference of it being
> confirmed?
Announced by Yarra tram CEO and IIRC Swanston also agreed to do so. It was
on Yarra trams bulliten board few month ago. IIRC Chris Gordon post it here
few month ago also.

> > > | - Many people don't bother to buy tickets, especially on the
> trams and
> > unmanned stations
> > not ture, only druggies, lower class people would do so.
>
> Are you calling me a druggie/lower class person?

I didn't know you refuse to validate ticket. The reason for validation is to
count the number of passenger use the service in anytime.
The validator can store the number of validationw made at certain stretch of
the route at certain time. By keeping a data of passenger records can give
the operator a better idea what kind of service needed and which route/s are
over crowded or under use.



Cheers
James