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Well you're supposed to pay for 2 zones if you're travelling by bus anyways. From what i understand, the zone coverage doesn't change whether you travel by bus or skytrain, so maybe you're just lucky if they don't check/tell you to buy 2 zones if your going to metrotown by bus

Just make sure you don't run for city mayor one day lol

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/st...1-8d7c734e2212

Was this supposed to be directed to me or the original poster?

Yea read the stats in the link.
And I know that number of fare evasions is low. It's higher than that.
those are just "Recorded" fare evasions.

thats only in da morning

Think of all the extra revenue translink can make with gates at skytrain stations.

rofl... i remember taking the skytrain for the first time a couple years ago... I went to go buy a ticket and I had one bum trying to sell me a transfer, and a couple people who didn't bother and just went on... I figured... follow the trend LOL

that's y we need a system like hong kong.

Once again, it proves that human are generally not honorable if given the chance.

I've never seen transit officers board buses.. Haha that's some tough luck though..

And I'm pretty sure the only reason it's "free" is to help speed up the process of people boarding so the driver can take off

if the govt just made the fine like $200 then everyone would pay the fare. simple..

they do this in Europe.

I take the 99 b-line 2x5=10 times a week, and so far I've only seen transit officers checking for fares twice since Sept 2007 till today..

I don't take the 99 that often but I can honestly say that I have seen them on the bus much more than that. I would say that I see them roughly once or twice each semester on the 99 and like once a week on the skytrain. HOWEVER, never during peak hours.


Its sad how many people pay $100 for a ticket to a canucks game, like $8 for beers and then not pay the $3 fee to get home....

why is this sad?

imo. all public transit should be free for canucks games :D:D:D

lol, wut's the point of ticketing junkies? They have all the gain & nothing to lose.

since it's significantly not as described? :P

Does it actually say how many zones on your transfer or monthly pass? But how could they tell when the person got on the bus to enforce the zones?

Yes, it does.

Transfers on the back (as well as encoded on the card) have it written what zone, what time, and how many zones it can go to, also the type. (Concession, adult)
Example, transfer issued in vancouver, it'll say zone of issue "1", and valid for 3 zones to surrey and farther, 2 zones for richmond/burnaby.

Fare cards are colored differently for zones as well as having a scratch off part for zones originating zone.

there are actually over 200 different ways to pay for fare.
Including, badges (police forces are free rides), CNIB cards, West Coast Express tickets are also valid as transfers, government issue passes, employee passes, etc.