vic
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Does the Accessibility Gate have a reader as well?
Good question. I didn't notice/look. I hope so.
Does the Accessibility Gate have a reader as well?
Those machines are sexy. It'll also probably easier to actually read the card value after tapping. The old reader placements made it dark and hard to read regularly.
Those are the same as on the new streetcars.
They display a giant green checkmark and that is it.
No card info, no fare info.
Good!Those are the same as on the new streetcars.
They display a giant green checkmark and that is it.
No card info, no fare info.
Does the Accessibility Gate have a reader as well?
^^I've gotten many free rides on PRESTO because of broken readers.
I personally don't blame him. Guelph is a small system. Why spend money on a farecard system?
I've been trying to learn a bit about Presto and how to use it.
So, one of the benefits of a unified fare system would be you should be able to do regional trips across transit systems fairly easily right?
One of the things I'm worried about is, could it be a bit confusing on whether you need to tap getting off the vehicle?
Example: someone living in Brampton wants to see some outdoor concert at Yonge & Dundas square. They take a Brampton transit bus to the GO station in Brampton, takes GO down to Union, than takes the TTC subway from Union to Dundas.
Three different systems, a "regional" trip, hopefully with fare integration there's a discount. Does the user need to know the rules of Presto for each of the systems? It seems that some systems you tap on but don't need to tap off, others you do, how do you know whether you need to or not?
Or is GO the only time you need to tap off, whereas all the municipal systems you don't need to?
Also, how do different systems work in terms of transferring? Do you need to tap again when transferring? If the person switches from the subway to the streetcar, do they need to tap again on the streetcar? What if the person transfers in a fare-paid zone like a bus bay at Eglinton, do they need to tap again?
Those machines are sexy. It'll also probably easier to actually read the card value after tapping. The old reader placements made it dark and hard to read regularly.
I've been trying to learn a bit about Presto and how to use it.
So, one of the benefits of a unified fare system would be you should be able to do regional trips across transit systems fairly easily right?
One of the things I'm worried about is, could it be a bit confusing on whether you need to tap getting off the vehicle?
Example: someone living in Brampton wants to see some outdoor concert at Yonge & Dundas square. They take a Brampton transit bus to the GO station in Brampton, takes GO down to Union, than takes the TTC subway from Union to Dundas.
Three different systems, a "regional" trip, hopefully with fare integration there's a discount. Does the user need to know the rules of Presto for each of the systems? It seems that some systems you tap on but don't need to tap off, others you do, how do you know whether you need to or not?
Or is GO the only time you need to tap off, whereas all the municipal systems you don't need to?
Also, how do different systems work in terms of transferring? Do you need to tap again when transferring? If the person switches from the subway to the streetcar, do they need to tap again on the streetcar? What if the person transfers in a fare-paid zone like a bus bay at Eglinton, do they need to tap again?
Bingo! You've got it.Or is GO the only time you need to tap off, whereas all the municipal systems you don't need to?
I do a fair bit of multi-property tripping between GO, Mississauga, Brampton, and TTC and I have been very impressed with how reliably Presto figures out the trip.
The one interesting thing is what happens at Union if you transfer between GO services. The two-hour transfer policy tends to kick in, even if you are making a return trip....have had short meetings downtown that were treated as a transfer and not two trips. I pointed this out and the reply was, while it's an anomaly to how the fare is supposed to work, but the only way an automated system can handle it.
- Paul
Yes. Though it's 3 hours now.The one interesting thing is what happens at Union if you transfer between GO services. The two-hour transfer policy tends to kick in, even if you are making a return trip....have had short meetings downtown that were treated as a transfer and not two trips.