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Posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Mar 2 22:23:52 2015, in response to Re: Why We Need a Moratorium on Future SBS Routes, posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Mar 2 20:19:25 2015. Thanks for the explanation.However, there are still problems with this system. The MTA stated that the enforcement agents were the most expensive part of SBS. How could they afford inspectors on every route or most routes? Will the Feds pay or any of this? The MTA has always been reluctant to ake improvements they have to pay for themselves. That's why we waited 50 years for free bus transfers. The TA always cited te extra cost as too much. I also disagree with your contention that fare collection was quicker when the fare was a nickel. I do nt remember a nickel, but I do remember 15 cents and higher. Fare collection took three times longer before MetroCard. That was because before 1969, there was no exact fare and half the passengers needed change which took time which you seem to forget. When exact fare was instituted, fare collection was speeded up but I remember it still requiring up to 30 seconds per passenger as the many coins were dropped in and for a long time has to be counted, until counting was discontinued. The counting cycle alone took between ten and twenty seconds depending on the number of coins deposited which could have numbered 10 or 15 coins if a lot of nickels and dimes were used. Things were speeded up again when the fare machines started accepting tokens which wasn't until the 1970s I believe. MetroCards greatly speeded up the boarding process. It certainly didn't slow it down. |
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