Re: Tram Announcements: another Victorian election conspiracy theory

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: > : Then why don't they change, and start validating on each boarding?
: >
: > That is the only problem left is getting people to Validate on trams.
: > A problem unique to Melbourne, because we are the ones with trams
: > (driver only).
: >
: > David, what do you have against putting conductors back on trams?
: > (even if it is every second tram)

: Nothing - I have a problem with people deliberately choosing to buck the
: system that is in place. If the system in place involves conductors, then
: fine. But at the moment, the system in place involves validating, and
: Melburnians are refusing to do it, for no other reason than they have never
: had to do it in the past.

Face it, that would happen anywhere in the world.  You will always get 
people not doing the right thing.  But are the people in Melbourne bucking
the system or just being lazy?


: > BTW the fair evasion on Melbourne's trains is around 8-10%.
: >
: > What is Sydneys?

: Dunno.

: DaveP



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