Tuesday, November 11, 2008

New Jersey Transit is Unreasonable on the Newark Light Rail

New Jersey Transit has a very primitive way of collecting fares on the Newark Light Rail. You must purchase a ticket and stamp it. At times, fare inspectors are on duty to check tickets. I had a discussion with a student yesterday who was given a summons for $71 because she forgot to stamp the ticket. Couldn't those turkeys given her the benefit of the doubt and just given her a warning? The fare from Newark Penn Station to NJIT is 65 cents except from 4 - 6 PM when it is $1.35. Yesterday I observed two students being issued summons since they had the wrong ticket. Can't they just pay the difference? This primitive method of fare collection just preserves antiquated jobs. I read the New Jersey Transit loses $200,000/year from passengers who don't pay the fair and are not caught. With all the technology available today, can't they devise a modern method of fare collection? If you don't pay, you just can't get on the train.

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