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myki was great value /s
I remember hearing rumours during the role out that tech employees were found asking for help on forums in ways that weren’t promising for the health and talent of the people building it.
But yea, it’s the embarrassment of this sort of stuff that must be masking the real financials of PT and how viable a free system would be.
If the victorian railways were held accountable and there was less corruption in victracks property division, the dodgy land sales to property developers would stop and there would be more funding for our public transport.
I think we should demo a free system here but with the mayors wanting to rip up bike lanes and the state investing so heavily in roads there's probably no money left for pt.
/rant
I just feel, that now the infrastructure is in place, that making it affordable would encourage people to use it. If it were say .50c, or $1, I can imagine over 90% of people tapping. Who can say though.
100% agree. Getting something is better than nothing. Plus with the system the way it is, your just penalising the honest people.
And here we go
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/qld-50-cent-public-transport-fares-trial-extended-permanent/104353220?
My wife just said we should move to Queensland. She was living in Singapore last year and misses the good PT. Brisbane for the win I guess
Oh yea, I hear you.
What your point does though is open up the discussion about whether enforcement makes financial sense in isolation. And once you open that door, the whole becomes uncomfortable for a lot of people who are stuck in a simple black-and-white justice mentality, where "do what you're supposed, pay what they charge, or be punished" is all there is to making the world work well. You know, "law and order" types.
You're trying to talk about incentives. For many though that's a very dangerous slippery slope. So I'm trying to get a head of that and wonder if the end of that slippery slop is actually a demonstrably good thing.
Myki sucks… I got stood over, accused of lying and fined despite tapping on because the machine itself didn’t function properly in cold weather. (Didn’t register the tap.)
It over complicates topping up, screws over visitors, and has a central point of failure if there are tech issues.
It creates a digital divide where homeless people or those without access to technology may find it harder to pay and get locked into a loop of unpaid fines.
I heard the software wasn’t appropriate and that tested working models should have been used.
The non biodegradable plastic cards also expire while we’re having issues with recycling.
The existing system worked alright but the government wanted to flex and so we got this.