Re: Fares for special events (was: Re: Metrocard Gripe)

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From: Geoffrey Green
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <4p8lrb$29v@freenet-news.carleton.ca>,
ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) wrote:

>keitz@his.com (Annie Keitz) writes:
> 
>> When there are special events in town (like the Pope visiting or
>> Clinton's inauguration) Metro will have a flat rate fair to ease
>> crowding in the stations and to get the people moved faster.
>> Unfortunately they are doing this less and less.
>
>Um, since everybody in DC *must* use a fare card to ride the Metro, what
>difference does it make what fare is charged? It still takes the same
>length of time to swipe the card through the turnstile. The only advantage
>I can see is that fewer people would be caught having to add fare to a
>card unexpectedly.

If it's a flat fare, then you don't have to swipe the card when exiting.

 - geoff

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From: gfg0877@is4.nyu.edu (Geoffrey Green)
Subject: Re: Fares for special events (was: Re: Metrocard Gripe)
Date: 1996/06/09
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