[Leica] WW: Are you ever too cautious ...

[Don Dory]

Les, I have thought of that.  At least in Atlanta, New York City, and
Austin if you qualify for various aid then you can get an extremely reduced
price monthly pass.  An extreme example is a friends son is a graduate
student in Chicago and his fare is zero as long as he is a student.  When
you snuffle around the various sites you can find the various fares.

Instead, I think this is an educational issue.  You have to know something
is out there before you spend time looking.  I know that Austin and Atlanta
have very well done phone apps; also both cities have pretty well sited
public libraries that have many kiosks for internet access at no charge.
So, first you have to know something is possible.  Second you have to have
the free time to research.  Third, you might have to have enough cash to
get where you want to go.

Helping people in need is far harder than it would seem from a well
educated, relatively well off financial position, with the free time to
engage in what if scenarios.  As an example, I was tired of the ridiculous
car rental fares in Austin especially near SXSW or the formula one race so
spent some time researching CapMetro in Austin.  It turns out they have a
route from the airport to within four blocks from my house there at a fare
of $2.50.  Now the time part, the first time I attempted to use this I
boarded the wrong bus and ended up at a small college.  With a little help
from helpful staff who did speak english but possibly not Spanish I found I
could catch the correct bus from my then current location.  The take away
is that if I spoke only Spanish and had a time deadline then this would not
work and could have had serious economic consequences.

On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Les Myers <baroque-2 at inbox.com> wrote:

> It could be that low income riders don't have enough cash at any one time
> to take advantage of the multiple-ride savings.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug at leica-users.org
> > Sent: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:28:22 -0400
> > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] WW: Are you ever too cautious ...
> >
> > Hi Nathan, you are not paying the driver as that would lead to robberies.
> > You put your money in a machine that is really designed to accept a a
> > card
> > or mobile phone bar code.  There is some misguided management that still
> > takes cash on the bus.  I prefer to purchase multiple rides as they
> > discount the cost and it speeds up boarding.
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 1:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I use public transport a fair amount, not at home but when I travel
> >> (which
> >> is frequently). In none of the places I go to (most often Brussels, but
> >> also Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen etc.) is it possible to pay
> >> the
> >> driver. Either you have a card of some sort or you have bought a
> >> single-ride ticket from a machine before getting on the bus. Or you pay
> >> with your mobile.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
> >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
> >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >> <
> >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
> >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> >> YNWA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 10 Apr 2018, at 21:38, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Likewise, I am always amazed at the regular riders on the local mass
> >>> transit carefully dole coins into the till.  You sabe a bundle by
> >>> buying
> >> a
> >>> months ride and tben have a fare card to tap yoir way in.  In those
> >>> stops
> >>> with more than three or four new passengers it takes a wbile.
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 2:55 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Please view large
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Thailand/2018-
> >> Tha__lande-PA-1885.jpg.html
> >>>>
> >>>> Context info : it took her 5mn at least to painstakingly excavate and
> >>>> reluctantly produce this note out of her handbag and finally pay for
> >>>> her
> >>>> (cheap) fare …
> >>>>
> >>>> Amities
> >>>> Philippe
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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Don
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