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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu May 23 16:43:58 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. Debi Rose has half a brain. And that half is firmly up her ass. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by Edwards! on Thu May 23 17:09:31 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu May 23 16:43:58 2013. i dont think so..shes cool people..always has been. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by G1RavagesDad on Thu May 23 17:44:21 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu May 23 16:43:58 2013. There's no easy solution to this one. On the one hand, the current system really is unfair to families with children who are tall for their age, but on the other hand, it would slow down service if the driver had to ask for proof of a child's age when in doubt. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by NorthShore on Thu May 23 18:12:14 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. Children under 5 could have special Metrocards like seniors over 65.Problem solved! |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu May 23 18:20:09 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by NorthShore on Thu May 23 18:12:14 2013. Yea right. Parents will be thrilled having to drag there kid(s) done to some MTA office. How about special metro cards for just the few kids over 44"? |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu May 23 18:23:00 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. Yea right, require ids for kids under 5. As if parenting isn't tough enough. What a fucking idiot. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu May 23 18:24:03 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu May 23 16:43:58 2013. True dat |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by Dekatyou on Thu May 23 21:40:35 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. This concilwoman should make the same claim for Six Frags, Disney Resort, and Universal Studio.Some attractions have "height" restriction. I think "height" restriction is for safety reasons. and also MTA is under TOO MUCH political pressure. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by Edwards! on Thu May 23 22:40:33 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu May 23 18:24:03 2013. Nope..she cool people..getting out there to actually do something rather talk big like some do.hank never actually said what his issues were with her..so im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt..but as far as Deb is concerned..shes good people,who should be SPOKEN TO DIRECTLY since she lives in the north shore. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by BusMgr on Fri May 24 09:50:34 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by G1RavagesDad on Thu May 23 17:44:21 2013. When private companies operated public transportation systems, the government regulators insisted on all sorts of public interest requirements (e.g., reduced or free fares, free transfers, etc.), regardless of the difficulty in actually implementing those requirements. But now with government itself operating public transportation systems, the importance of the public interest takes a back seat to the convenience of the governmental operator of the system. Thus, we have seen many such systems restricting the number of uses of, or outright eliminating, transfers. Here, the use of height, rather than age, for free fares is for the convenience of the governmental operator, not for fairness to the patron or the public interest.That public transportation systems are now almost exclusively operated or contracted by governmental entities means that there is no longer any regulation of public transportation systems in the name of the public interest. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Fri May 24 11:29:55 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Dekatyou on Thu May 23 21:40:35 2013. Yes, for amusement park rides, the height restrictions are for safety reasons. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Fri May 24 11:38:16 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. There's an old adage that goes, "Small enough to ride for free, small enough to ride on your knee." I don't think a four-foot-tall four-and-a-half-year-old would be able to fit on the lap of an adult sitting on a forward-facing seat. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by b1bus on Fri May 24 14:43:07 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by NorthShore on Thu May 23 18:12:14 2013. I wrote to transit months ago that children should get a card with picture on it (taken at a school) and should be charged a child fare like San Francisco. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri May 24 19:36:22 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by BusMgr on Fri May 24 09:50:34 2013. Umm...the use of height goes back to private companies |
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Posted by mci guy on Sat May 25 17:27:54 2013, in response to Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by R36 #9346 on Fri May 24 11:38:16 2013. debbie has been in the forefront for better mass transit and has gotten other city officials behind her. shes also been with allen cappelli and started the farebox crackdown on si. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by Euclid Avenue A Train on Sat May 25 18:47:31 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. I think 44 Inches is the height between the floor and the turnstile in the subway, if your height standing (Not Ducking) was less then the height of the turnstile the fare was free. |
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Re: S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun May 26 17:48:39 2013, in response to S.I. Councilwoman Rose calls on MTA to make age, not height, requirement for not paying, posted by Gold_12th on Thu May 23 15:08:45 2013. 
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