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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Apr 7 21:57:31 2009 One of my YouTube recommendations randomly gave me this video:It shows basically the procedure of purchasing a "ticket" (simply a ride added to the SUICA card) and then riding one of JR's "Green Cars" (sortof like first class for Japanese commuter rail). Because of the frequent stops I always wondered how they were able to prevent people from sitting in the car without a proper ticket, particularly since fares are collected DC-Metro/PATCO style (your fare is deducted upon exiting based on origin). At about 1:40 to 1:50, the person taking the video taps his wallet to an RF reader above the seat, changing an amber light to green. I'm guessing this deducted the first class ride from the card and simultaneously gives the conductor a clear indication that he is supposed to be sitting there. Something like this would certainly make checking fares on our various commuter rails easier, no? |
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