Differences between fare zones

[ozbob]

A correspondent has forwarded the data below.

First figure has the present zone increments on the left, and what it would be if an average increment of 75cents was adopted.

Second figure is a graphical representation, present zone increment $, versus zone.

Thanks for the information.

[ozbob]

Interesting way of looking at the zonal differences, imbalances compounded with every fare increase ....

[ozbob]

One approach would be even up the zones, and then reduce the flag fall on all zones by $1.50, then ...

Zone 1 = $1.55

Zone 10 = $8.26

Zone 20 = $15.71

[Gazza]

Unless I'm missing something in the example, why has the 0.75c increments got 0.74c increments for the sake of it?

Eg
Z2 $3.80
Z3 $4.54

Why not just make zone 3 $4.55? Why round down by 1c ?

[ozbob]

Unless I'm missing something in the example, why has the 0.75c increments got 0.74c increments for the sake of it?

Eg
Z2 $3.80
Z3 $4.54

Why not just make zone 3 $4.55? Why round down by 1c ?

Probably just rounding errors in the spreadsheet used ...   interesting though ..

[Golliwog]

Unless I'm missing something in the example, why has the 0.75c increments got 0.74c increments for the sake of it?

Eg
Z2 $3.80
Z3 $4.54

Why not just make zone 3 $4.55? Why round down by 1c ?

Probably just rounding errors in the spreadsheet used ...   interesting though ..

From the looks of it (with the 1 zone and 23 zone fares in both versions matching) in the example case what they probably did was just divide the overall difference by the number of zone intervals (22) and then added that on each time. That difference is $0.7454545454...... hence why that table has some minor discrepancies from a straight up $0.75 interval. But if you used a straight up $0.75 it would only be a minor increase with the 23 zone fare increasing from $19.45 to $19.55 so not really a big issue.

[Gazza]

Personally, I would have just put the Z23 fare up by 10c lol.

[somebody]

5 zones CBD-Belbowrie = 20km
5 zones Robina-Tweed = 24km
5 zones Beenleigh-Helensvale = 18.2km
5 zones Helensvale-Varsity Lakes = 21.2km

I guess I'm comfortable with having the same increment.  Then why did the 2004 pricing levels have 40c per zone for zones 1-9 and 80c for zones beyond?