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Re: Germany facing ''epidemic'' of fare evasion (POP doesn't work) |
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Posted by WillD on Sat Feb 4 20:48:15 2012, in response to Re: Germany facing ''epidemic'' of fare evasion (POP doesn't work), posted by aem7ac on Sat Feb 4 18:41:24 2012. The problem is not that there is a fare barrier, the problem is that you are not legally required to keep your paper single ride ticketBut by requiring the passengers to retain their ticket through the length of their ride you're automatically creating a system whereby the patron must be prepared to present their proof of payment at some point. Thus even with a barrier fare collection point you're still instituting a proof of payment fare collection system. It's just POP-light or POP-expensive, because of the inevitable maintenance costs for the gates. and that there is no way for a fare inspector to read your plastic MetroCard It's worth noting that so long as there is a human readable serial number on the back of the ticket anyone capable of detaining a potential fare evader can potentially call the ticket number in and receive the history of the ticket for its life. It's a bit more time consuming than a handheld reader, but suffices when this POP function is secondary to a barrier fare control system. It is not necessary to have POP to require passengers to retain their tickets. But again, by virtue of setting up a system whereby the ticket, the proof of payment, must be retained through the length of the trip you're creating a system which is inevitably a proof of payment fare collection system. In order to get people to retain their ticket there must be an incentive, fiscal or legal, to do so. They'd have to be fined for being within the paid area without a ticket, and they'd have to pay for an exit ticket if they are so foolish as to lose their ticket while making their journey. Those are all elements shared with barrier-less fare control systems. |
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