Re: Another example of lack of thought in MetCard

[Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>]

Bill Bolton wrote:
> 
> "Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> > Well, there is no law about not BUYING a ticket for someone else, just not
> > using a ticket after someone else has used it...
> 
> That seems a very ill thought-through limitation when the fare system
> is based on zones and time based validity, not on journeys.  It
> certainly attacks one of the attractions for an occasional user buying
> a multi-ride ticket.
> 
> No wonder Melbourne has so much trouble getting passengers to buy and
> validate tickets

Interesting that various Sydney bus operators encourage use of
multi-trip tickets by several people, e.g. Traveltens for STA services
and the smartcards for Glenorie Bus Co. Presumably they find it is both
commonsense and a positive marketing feature. Presumably those aspects
also explain why it is not in favour in Melbourne.