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Originally Posted by Paniolo Man
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The bigger takeaway I see is...
fare collection is stupid!
Imagine if I had to pay $3 every time I entered I-15. That little annoyance, in addition to the not-insignificant personal expense, would really make me think twice about using the freeway.
"Nobody takes transit"
Well, yeah. When we charge people an inconvenient user fee every time (that only covers 5% of the operation— leading to vastly underused fixed costs), no wonder nobody rides it!
"But if we got rid of fares, too many people might right buses and trains"
And the problem???
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