Re: PRIDE 2 & Validation messages (Was: [melb] Announcement heard at Box Hill_

["DJ" <someone@optus.com>]

yeah strange that, because most stations just have a validator and is set up
for passengers to validate coming in.

> hahaha, that is because the Metcard database was set up in a way for the
> passenger counting and all that, you require two validations, one when
> starting the journey and one when finishing the journey.
>
> It is hard enough to get people to validate once, it is a wonder they ever
> thought they could get people to validate twice. The people the wrote the
> specs for Metcard, I think have never even seen a train, tram or bus, and
> never even caught public transport.