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EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
I wonder if the parks dept is waiting until the Ferry terminal is rebuilt to add presto to it so they don't have to rip it out again.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Does anyone here know if TTC uses undercover fare enforcement officers? I recall witnessing three teens squeeze through an automatic entrance using only one metropass. A man in plain clothes yelled for them to "get back here" and attempted to chase after them, but couldn't keep up with the taller, faster teenagers.
Curiously, the teenagers did return to the station about a minute later, through the same automatic entrances, and they all were in possesion of valid metro passes.
Curiously, the teenagers did return to the station about a minute later, through the same automatic entrances, and they all were in possesion of valid metro passes.
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
How many people have auto-load on their PRESTO cards? Wouldn't the parents of teenagers (over 12) be the ones to pay for the teenager's transit use (allowance?)? I would think that gate jumping should go down, if someone else pays for it.
Jonny5
Senior Member
I believe I saw two at Wellesley station several years ago (it was definitely before 2010.) Two non-uniformed men grabbed someone who walked into the fare paid area via the bus loop, and took him into a little room on the concourse. They didn't say he was 'under arrest,' though it appeared they knew exactly who he was already, like he was a repeat offender. I don't know if they were police or TTC special constables.
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salsa
Senior Member
Megaton327
Senior Member
I've never seen a broken reader once on YRT, Viva, GO train stations, GO buses, MiWay, or HSR in the past 5 years I've been using Presto in the GTHA. Before someone inevitably chimes in otherwise, yes, I am aware that they absolutely do happen, but with the TTC I encounter broken streetcar/bus readers about as often as I do working ones (excluding LFLRVs).
This is ridiculous.
cplchanb
Senior Member
Well I guess it all comes down to the individual contractors who did the job. Did ML or TTC hire them to install? Either way
they really cheaped up on the installation and did a half ass job....
salsa
Senior Member
cplchanb
Senior Member
FAIL to whoever is responsible for programming the TTC fares. How hard can it be to link the fare to the route?
Kitsune
Senior Member
Why are the express routes double fare?
nfitz
Superstar
Because they are a premium service.
This is where GO charging TTC fares is such a laughable concept. Which TTC fares? Premium downtown fares surely!
Napoleon
Active Member
Oh man, tap the fancy electronic machine and then insert a 1920's era piece of metal. How can they possibly not be able to set up the correct fare on the Presto device?
dowlingm
Senior Member
Here's an alternative - either put non Presto buses on the express routes or cover the readers.
nfitz
Superstar
Because there's nothing in the system for the driver to program the route into the Presto device yet. That comes later, they are just working on the basic tap-on devices first.
That doesn't help those who have a pass, but need to use a token as well.
Or those that carry two Presto cards - which is also an option.