Re: New logic on Metcard

[jdennis@acslink.net.au (John Dennis)]

>>The Melbourne ticketing system is simply not very reliable when it
>>comes to validating tickets, it fails far too often, is not backed up
>>with enough random inspections and does not involve the drivers in any
>>meanigful way. It definitely shouldn't be directly compared to the
>>Brisbane or Sydney ticketing systems, and from what I know of overseas
>>system probably not to them either.
>
>It is directly comparable to the Sydney system - the only meaningful
>difference is the lack of validators at railway stations (and I agree it is
>silly to have to validate an already valid ticket at an ungated station).
>You walk on the bus or tram (buses only in Sydney), if you do not have a
>ticket, you buy one. If you do, you put it in the validator. End of story.
>

Dave, if it is "silly to have to validate an already valid ticket at
an ungated station", why should you have to validate an already valid
ticket anywhere?

JD
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