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TylerSVT · 10-31-2010, 11:42 PM

I think what everyone here is forgetting is the COST of riding the train.

Im not talking about dollar figures, im talking about COST. IE, what is your valuation on riding the train?

For myself, $3 is way too much money to spend when i have to sit in a smelly trains that are never heated properly, breakdown consistantly and are almost always overcrowded.

I've been to Seoul and other major cities in Asian countries and they have it right, you pay a certain fee for transit, you get a discount when you are done riding (say tickets were 4 dollars, when you get to your station you get a refund based up your distance to the next stop. If i went one stop i get 3.75 back, if i went ten stops i get 1 dollar back etc.) Everything is done via turnstyle, the doors close when they want and the trains are ALWAYS on time.

Our system is flawed, they should invest in a better SYSTEM of doing tansit, IE. turnstyles and oyster cards.

10-31-2010, 11:42 PM	#99
TylerSVT Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DeWinton, AB Exp:	I think what everyone here is forgetting is the COST of riding the train. Im not talking about dollar figures, im talking about COST. IE, what is your valuation on riding the train? For myself, $3 is way too much money to spend when i have to sit in a smelly trains that are never heated properly, breakdown consistantly and are almost always overcrowded. I've been to Seoul and other major cities in Asian countries and they have it right, you pay a certain fee for transit, you get a discount when you are done riding (say tickets were 4 dollars, when you get to your station you get a refund based up your distance to the next stop. If i went one stop i get 3.75 back, if i went ten stops i get 1 dollar back etc.) Everything is done via turnstyle, the doors close when they want and the trains are ALWAYS on time. Our system is flawed, they should invest in a better SYSTEM of doing tansit, IE. turnstyles and oyster cards.