Re: [VIC] Yearly Flashing (This concerns Metcards repeat METCARDS!)

[Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

Albert has fallen for the classic management line: everyone is a criminal,
and must be punished.
If ticket machines sold all ticket types at all locations, accepted notes
and gave more than $10 change, spotchecking is all that is needed.
Half the point of owning an annual ticket is that it shouldn't have to be
poked into a machine like a daily.
No ticket should ever have to be poked into a machine more than once.

There is no logic in Albert's argument: 'some people don't pay a fare,
therefore everyone must be punished'.

Albert Alcoceba wrote:

> On 28 Feb 2000 21:54:07 +1100, mjm@silas-2.cc.monash.edu.au (Mike
> McBain) wrote:
> >If more people were prepared to go to court to stop this stupidity, it
> >would be a salutary lesson to a lot of self-important morons in big
> >black coats.
>
> If more people were prepared to pay their correct fare rather than
> ripping off the system then this supidity would not occur.  Face it...
> if there were NO ticket checks anywhere or automatic barriers... how
> many people would buy a ticket or pay a fare.  2% maybe?  The proble
> lies with a dishonest majority making life difficult for a honest
> minority.
>

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Regards
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor