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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 MainR3664 on Fri May 24 07:07:26 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 15:09:15 2013. The rule used to be if you were under 6, you got a free ride. But even years ago, when bus operators attempted to enforce the fare (and I understand why nowadays, they do not), they'd let a kid was exactly 6 ride for free.But how do you verify age? Some sort of easily verifiable standard was needed. I don't know when the rule was changed to 44 inches. But it's reasonable. Again, it goes back to the growth spurt issue- maybe at 5'9" and a few days short of 45 y.o., I should ride with my mother and she can tell the NYCTA personnel that I'm 5, I just look mature? Obviously, a deliberately ridiculous argument, but my point is that you need an easily verified rule. If your 4 or 5 year old really is just huge for his age, take it as a blessing- maybe he'll get a pro sports contract, or at a minimum, he'll be able to deal with school bullies. Both can be good things. |
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