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December 28th 11, 04:00 PM
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On Dec 27, 5:09*pm, Bolwerk wrote:
On 12/27/2011 1:00 PM, wrote: On Dec 27, 12:38 pm, wrote: I don't know about NYC, but in Phila, initially the driver could punch a refund slip if a passenger overpaid. *The slip could be cashed in at the local bus garages. *Obviously punching up a slip took time and passengers arguing with the driver over change took time. Could they not have also used it as partial fare payment? No, they could only be redeemed. At some point after the cutover, the fare refund slips were discontinued. *Apparently people accepted exact fare by that point and were used to it. *Also, SEPTA resumed selling token-packets at a discount; and started selling passcards, so for regular riders, exact fare wasn't an issue. SEPTA, unlike NYC, accepts dollar bills on its buses. *I don't know why NYC's fareboxes aren't set up to handle that. Because it's time consuming and a pain in the ass. *Dropping change in is easy and you can use dollar coins - though I suppose the downside to dollar coins is about the only place I can readily find them is in transit vending machines. There, and ummmm...any bank in the country. Chris But unfortunately, in NYC and in Phila, bus drivers have been assaulted, even killed, by nutcases for oddball reasons, such as a dispute of a transfer or just because someone was agitated and wanted to stab another person. |
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