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03-16-2010, 09:11 AM
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#51 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN  bullshit, in asia it doesnt cost an arm and a leg to take transit. And their transit is 10000 times better than the garbage we get here. train doesnt come until every 5 minutes, they sometimes run 2-3 cabs, WTF! than it gets hella crowded like a group of dieing sardines in a pound. Hell even the new train tat goes from granville to richmond is a slow mofo pos. 
as someone mention, why pay $100 + a month riding this bullshit than taking the chance getting caught. | I've never been to Asia but how many people live in Asia in the areas where the mass transit is best? how many in the lower mainland? We have such a big area and so little people in comparison the cost is obviously going to be a lot higher.
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03-16-2010, 10:14 AM
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#52 | | SFICC-03*
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i dont even take public transportation but this makes me mad
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03-16-2010, 10:26 AM
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#53 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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yes it makes me mad for the people who do take it.
makes want to rage for them
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03-16-2010, 10:32 AM
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#54 | | How I Mod your mother
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Originally Posted by Kamui712 If those idiots running translink would've used money to install a turnstile system at skytrain stations during the Olympics they wouldn't need to jack up the prices to "make up" for lost $$$.
Instead they ding the people who are honest and are actually paying to use the public transit.
Or who knows.. maybe the increase in rates are to keep up with their ridiculous pay for board members: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/s...1801e3&k=41243 | They used to say that the fare increases were to "improve their services"
YEAH RIGHT...
I dont even take public transit and this is absolute garbage
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03-16-2010, 10:35 AM
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#55 | | Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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Originally Posted by unit i dont even take public transportation but this makes me mad | Yeah, cause with higher prices, more people are going to say "Fuck it!!!" and drive to work - fucking with my commute and deliveries.
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03-16-2010, 10:35 AM
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#56 | | I STILL don't get it
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I agree. Isn't public transit supposed to be a cheaper alternative to driving? At this rate, they are just encouraging people to drive.
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03-16-2010, 10:43 AM
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#57 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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fuck transit, its so fucking gross, smells like shit, bums everywhere, packed as shit, always late, and its not even convenient, taking transit always takes twice as long for me to get to a place than driving.
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03-16-2010, 10:44 AM
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#58 | | How I Mod your mother
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I wish translink had public forums so we could post this there
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03-16-2010, 10:48 AM
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During the Olympics, I took the skytrain everyday. There was transit workers and police presense, skytrains were frequent, never late, clean, no sketchy people, no homeless, no panhandlers. It was a good experience so to speak. A week after the Olympics left, the bums, panhandlers, homeless returned, skytrains were less frequent, sometimes late and less police and transit workers presense. So I have started to drive again. With the rates going up, if the service is not going to be like how it was during the Olympics, do they honestly expect people to take transit over driving?? umm no.
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03-16-2010, 11:00 AM
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#60 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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just great... now i have to pay more for my bus pass to get to school
stupid bcit and no upass
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03-16-2010, 11:03 AM
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#61 | | Banned (BBM)
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Originally Posted by AVS_Racing fuck transit, its so fucking gross, smells like shit, bums everywhere, packed as shit, always late, and its not even convenient, taking transit always takes twice as long for me to get to a place than driving. | taking transit plus switching bus takes 1hr to get to work and come back
driving takes 25 minutes in the morning, 40-45 minutes to get home
its retarded. If i didnt find a loop hole, hell i would be driving for sure. no fucking way im paying that gay ass rate, plus way more inconvenient
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03-16-2010, 11:14 AM
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#62 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
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About time! Drivers shouldn't have to subsidize those riding transit.
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03-16-2010, 11:43 AM
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#63 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN Whatever, thank god i found a way to hack the fucking system. Starting tomorrow i aint paying a penny, nor will i get caught. FUck you bitchass translink | care to share with us??
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03-16-2010, 11:55 AM
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#64 | | 14 dolla balla & Bradford Chow aint got nothing on me!
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lol driving ftw
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03-16-2010, 12:02 PM
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#65 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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I live in the burbs and the only time I might use transit is for a sportings event. Even then if there is 3 or 4 of us it's still cheaper/quicker to drive and pay for parking.
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03-16-2010, 12:03 PM
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#66 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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just fucking install the turnstiles already
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03-16-2010, 12:23 PM
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#67 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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lol, it's a fucking vicious cycle.
1. Raise price
2. Less people take transit
3. Complain about losing money
4. Raise price
rinse & repeat
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03-16-2010, 12:37 PM
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#68 | | Banned (ABWS)
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even if you drive, transit still makes money off of you. you are fucked either way.
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03-16-2010, 12:42 PM
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#69 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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| So in all honesty, how often does someone check your transit ticket on the skytrain during rush hour? I have class at 8am, so it's packed whenever I'm on it at 7:30ish.
I remember with the old trains, they were individually connected, so it's feasible for one guy to check every passenger in one train. But the new ones are one long joined train.
So unless they send in 1 transit staff per train all at once, there's no way they can check everyone for fare in the morning rush hour. I can just walk through the train to the opposite end when I see a guy checking for fares... so do they even bother??
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03-16-2010, 12:54 PM
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#70 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare So in all honesty, how often does someone check your transit ticket on the skytrain during rush hour? I have class at 8am, so it's packed whenever I'm on it at 7:30ish. | Never. They don't bother checking when it's busy.
Anyone going to put a sign up saying "Driving a car is cheaper than taking transit?"
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03-16-2010, 01:23 PM
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#71 | | Banned (BBM)
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare So in all honesty, how often does someone check your transit ticket on the skytrain during rush hour? I have class at 8am, so it's packed whenever I'm on it at 7:30ish.
I remember with the old trains, they were individually connected, so it's feasible for one guy to check every passenger in one train. But the new ones are one long joined train.
So unless they send in 1 transit staff per train all at once, there's no way they can check everyone for fare in the morning rush hour. I can just walk through the train to the opposite end when I see a guy checking for fares... so do they even bother?? | honestly? never
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Originally Posted by Teh Doucher even if you drive, transit still makes money off of you. you are fucked either way. | how so? plz elaborate
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03-16-2010, 01:33 PM
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#72 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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i never get checked when i go to work in the morning (Nanaimo to Burrard) But they sometimes, tho rarely, checks on my way back. My working hours is the regular 9-5
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03-16-2010, 01:47 PM
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#73 | | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN
how so? plz elaborate
| Every time you fill up with gas they'll get you. Look at the little sticker on the gas pump that shows the breakdown of the gas price. 12c/L goes towards transit. Source Quote:
Originally Posted by AzNightmare So in all honesty, how often does someone check your transit ticket on the skytrain during rush hour? | I think they could do it quite easily by having a person checking fares just before you get to the platform. They do it now, but not frequently enough to prevent fare evaders.
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03-16-2010, 03:01 PM
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#74 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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I'm going to drive and I'm going to US of A to get gas.
Fuck you translink.
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03-16-2010, 03:41 PM
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#75 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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FUCK YOU TRANSLINK!
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