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Oyster fare evasion
In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes In article , Richard M Willis writes That's the reason it's not being rolled-out so quickly onto NR: they are waiting for OysterNextGen where the cards can be read at a distance of several meters without a touch in/out and without the passenger knowing they've been read. In this way, they can check for invalid routings if wanted. That's nonsense. The power requirements to get back a readable signal from the card are going to be enormous - it's something like inverse sixth power (I forget why, but it was explained to me once). And suppose you do that at a busy platform. How on earth is the system going to discriminate between the 100 or so Oysters that respond? It would also have implications for people carrying but not *using* their Oystercards, eg when I have a paper Travelcard and am not using the Oyster PrePay in my pocket. I sometimes do this if I've travelled to London on a train+Travelcard ticket or if using NR services within London. I'm sure there are other reasons, too. -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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Oyster fare evasion
Ian Jelf typed
It would also have implications for people carrying but not *using* their Oystercards, eg when I have a paper Travelcard and am not using the Oyster PrePay in my pocket. I sometimes do this if I've travelled to London on a train+Travelcard ticket or if using NR services within London. I'm sure there are other reasons, too. Here's one. I have a Disabled Person's Freedom Pass, with which I travel. I keep a Prepay Oyster in my bag to lend to friends from out of town. I don't want deductions from that Oyster *unless* someone else is using it. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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