Re: Tram Announcements: another Victorian election conspiracy theory

[paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au (Paul Dwerryhouse)]

"WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@spambait.umpires.com> writes:


>That is a total copout - buses have one entrance only, and people still
>validate without unduly holding up the bus. 

I've found that there definitely is a noticeable delay on buses, compared
with the pre-MetCrud boarding times. There is also a noticeable delay if the
person in front of me blocks the aisle to validate their ticket on trams.

However, on trams this is irrelevant: unless there is someone standing guard 
on every entrance on trams, you're never going to get more than about 10% of 
sheep re-validating their tickets.  I don't intend to be part of the 10%.

Which brings us back to the original topic of this thread - the annoying 
"Swanston Trams" messages that try to coerce travellers into thinking that
they need to revalidate their tickets...

Paul.


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