Re: Another example of lack of thought in MetCard

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"Paul Edwards" <p.edwards@its.unimelb.edu.au> wrote in message
p.edwards-ya023580001503011148300001@news.unimelb.edu.au">news:p.edwards-ya023580001503011148300001@news.unimelb.edu.au...
> Yes, I think that you're right at that. FWIW, we ended up saying "Sod it"
> (well, we used another, more naughty, word actually), and figured that
we'd
> argue the toss if a ticket inspector came along.

Thin ice. C'mon, it's not advertised like it'll work for two people at once.
Just buy another ticket.

> But I feel that I should point out that this would not have been an issue
> under the old conductor system...

It was never an issue because the ticket did not exist before MetCard.

Please, don't knock 10x2 hour tickets - This ticket is one of the *only*
good things to come from MetCard. You just need to use it properly.

> How do other systems in Aus/internationally handle this kind of thing?

The only ones I've seen are distance, not time based.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/