Sent to all outlets:
31st December 2013
'don't get angry, get even' - Go card user education campaignGood Morning Brisbane Media and others,
Clearly the Newman Government lacks the insight and the concern to sort out the fare system mess in south-east Queensland.
So I am requesting your support to educate citizens on how to use the go card optimally to help minimise the impacts of the savage fare increases. Once the public en mass wakes up to the absolute shambles the fare system is and extract massive amounts of ' free ' travel, the Government might actually be forced to act in the community's best interests and sort it.
The first point that needs to be stressed is that no one should use paper single tickets. They are even more expensive (at least 30%) for the equivalent trip with a go card and have time limitations, no free after nine paid journey cap, no off peak fares. So it is a no-brainer to NOT use them at any cost. Paper single tickets also help make the mediocre bus network even more inefficient, and adds to costs, more than it need be as well as buses are delayed with paper single purchases on board.
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User tip #1 for Seniors and those on the two paid journey cap
The two card trick. Transferring is only possible from the same or adjoining zone.
So one way of getting two paid journeys completed quickly for Seniors is to have a normal Seniors go card, and a secondary Seniors go card. For those who are in inner suburbs it is a lot easier to get two paid journeys completed quickly by doing zoners (short journeys) on buses.
However in middle and outer suburbia some innovation is needed. So say someone at Ipswich touches on and commences a journey to Brisbane. At Darra, break journey and touch off. Then touch on with secondary go card. One paid journey is now complete on primary card. Continue journey to say Milton. Break journey and touch off with secondary go card. Touch back on with primary go card (even though time is less than one hour from previous touch off because zone difference greater than one, initiates a new journey), touch off at Roma St or Central and go and have a cup of coffee. Two paid journeys now complete on primary go card. Have a cup of coffee for an hour. Then you can travel to Gold Coast or wherever for the rest of the day for free. Happy travelling! A recent example of the two card trick can be seen here -->
http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7374.msg135789#msg135789The two card trick is also useful for normal go card holders who wish to gain some extra paid journeys on the way the work ... do your sums.
http://translink.com.au/sites/default/files/assets/resources/tickets-and-fares/go-card/130801-user-guide.pdf Quote
Transferring tips:
• A journey is the distance travelled from
departure to destination. A journey might
involve several trips using different transport
modes or routes.
• A transfer is a change of transport mode or
route to another service or route at the end of
a trip to continue a journey.
• A trip is the distance travelled on one route.
When you transfer to another route or service
you’re commencing a new trip. You can make
up to 4 trips within the 1 journey.
Don’t forget:
• Your journey must continue from the same
zone or adjoining zone.
• There is a 1 hour time limit between transfers.
That means you must touch on to your trip
within 60 minutes of touching off at the end
of your previous trip.
• You must touch on to your final trip within
3.5 hours of when you started your first trip.
You have 6 hours to complete the journey.
• You can transfer up to 3 times across
all zones.
User tip #2
Lunch time ' zoners '
Anyone on a regular go card who does the traditional commute to and from work can save a lot of money by doing a lunch time one stop bus journey (or rail journey) at lunch time. Once you complete nine paid journeys in a week (Mon - Sun) your travel is free.
By completing three paid journeys a day (to work, lunch time journey, to home) you will complete 9 paid journeys when you complete home journey on Wednesday.
You travel free then on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend as desired. Savings can be considerable, particularly if a high zone commute.
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It is rather sad that the failure that is the fare system is allowed to continue, drive people off public transport and continue to worsen fare affordability.
There are real concerns with transport in Queensland. Bus failures, fare failures and now seriously worsening road congestion.
Time to stand up and be counted.
Best wishes
Robert
Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track
http://backontrack.orgSent to all outlets:
30th December 2013
'don't get angry, get even' fare campaign
Greetings,
Today has seen the launch of the :
Announcement .. 'don't get angry, get even' fare campaign ..
http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=10444.0
Government and Translink have abandoned us.
I, and many others, will stand firm.
Best wishes,
Robert
Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org