DD> Noted today on a 16 (conductor, no ATMs):
DD> Woman with unvalidated MetCard: "I just bought it."
DD> The conductor let it pass - so he obviously didn't know about unvalidated
DD> MetCards not being valid on MetCard services - or he didn't care.
DD> Also noted a PTC spruiker at the Elizabeth Street entrance to Flinders St,
DD> shouting into a PA about which gate to go through with which ticket (paper or
DD> MetCard) !
I can't help observing that Melbourne seems to have the most complex to use
ticketing system in Australia and probably the world. Their Zone based
system was simple and great... but now it is so complicated where you
validate and don't validate tickets... how is a new comer to Melbourne
supposed to work it all out and stay clear of the MET Gestapo?
It's got to the point where I'd be afraid to use Public Transport in
Melbourne for fear of stuffing something up!
Regards,
Albert.
* RM 1.31 * Albert! alberta@zip.com.au http://www.zip.com.au/~alberta/