Re: [SA/VIC/NSW] Validating Tickets

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Chris Gordon" <cmgord@gromit.ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
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> > Nothing much. Revenue and official passenger numbers went up
substantially
> > when TransAdelaide started checking that *everyone*  passing through the
> > Adelaide station barriers had a valid ticket.
>
> Can I quote all the people that said only Melbourne has problems with
> validation and fair evasion, and all the other cities like Adelaide and
> Sydney are perfect?

Nobody said that. What was said was that those who have tickets in those
cities validate them when required to do so, only in Melbourne do they
refuse to do so. All cities have their share of fare evaders, Melbourne just
has more stubborn bloody-mindedness. :-)

Dave