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Re: The Need for Better Bus Service |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Oct 1 17:16:35 2014, in response to Re: The Need for Better Bus Service, posted by Wakefield-241st Street on Wed Oct 1 14:18:27 2014. Checkmate is correct. You shouldn't be deprived of using a Limited or SBS bus because it would be cheaper to just stay on the local because you need a transfer to a third bus which is rarely allowed.Additiionally, a short trip may require three buses and two fares. There are also instances when a bus subway bus trip would be much quicker than just two buses but costs an additional fare and requires the MTA to put on additional bus service as well. The fact that you can use MetroCards for certain round trips is technically fare evasion, since it really is not permitted. However the programming involved to prevent it is too complicated so it is de facto allowed. So you really shouldn't be giving the MTA credit for something riders can creatively do when it is not intended. I'm sure the MTA is aware of it happening but may be underestimating its effect on revenue since they have no way to tell since MetroCard does not know in which stop you are getting off at to know if you are doubling back. |
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