Re: [Melb] Prizes for Validating Metcards

[Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Hi,

When you are talking about revalidation, which is the main issue these
days, you aren't getting a free ride (except in the case of short trip
and Metcard 10 tickets). First time validation from what I have seen
travelling every day is not really an issue, except with people not used
to the system. An example of this was when I was on the phone to my dad
recently, telling him how to purchase a Metcard to get from Macleod to
the City. Few minutes later I asked if he had validated it and the
response was "what do you mean?". Clearly, there needs to be a better
education campaign rather than the "YOU MUST VALIDATE YOUR METCARD" in
fine print on the floor next to the validator. 

Regards
Michael.

(can we start up an aus.rail.metcard newsgroup? :-))

John  Wayman said on 03-Dec-1999 in <826tii$2oj$1@news1.mpx.com.au>:

>A hard choice for commuters.
>
>Do they go for the "instant prize" of a free trip by not validating, or
>a 1 in 10 million chance of winning a set of golf clubs by validating?
>

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Michael Kurkowski
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Web: http://www.netstra.com.au/~mk

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