Picture: The smart card revolution_One new strategy for fighting ticket fraud
According to Cheryl Cornacchia's article " Agence Considers Ditching Honour System For Turnstiles", published on The Gazette, Montreal, Wednesday, April 9, 2008, The Agence metropolitaine de transport will continue to believe its commuters' honesty and the careful observation of its inspectors who check the ticket cheat. They won't install any new machines or fare gates to control the fraud. However, they will use one kind of new machines which help them to check if the zones of passengers are right. In addition, Daniel Randall, the ATM's vice president of safety and security, said that their agency would consider their system and they might make changes in the next three or four months. They are thinking of putting gates in their most crowded stations to detect the tricks. Moreover, new smart cards may become one of the solutions which help them to reduce the ticket fraud. Meanwhile they don't mention the loss of fare evasion, it is estimated that they lose about $20 million a year.
In my opinion, if there is no motivation, people will keep cheating more and more. Therefore, we really need strict methods to control the tricks. However, the problem is that we haven't decided which method is the best one yet. Nonetheless, in my view, using new turnstiles or gates that could read new smart cards is the better solution to check the fraud than using inspectors. The reason is that using inspectors costs not only money but also employees. The company has to hire more people to do that job; in other words, they have to spend more money on paying their employees. Instead, they should use money to maintain and keep the trains in good condition. In contrast, installing new equipments may cost at the first time, but the company won't need to spend more money on them later. In addition, everyboby will be checked; as a result, the fraud will be controlled more effectively. In summary, I agree with controlling the ticket fraud; however, I am thinking of using new methods may cause raising the fares. If the fare is too expensive, it may cause financial problems for students or low-income public transit users. How about your opinion?
In my opinion, if there is no motivation, people will keep cheating more and more. Therefore, we really need strict methods to control the tricks. However, the problem is that we haven't decided which method is the best one yet. Nonetheless, in my view, using new turnstiles or gates that could read new smart cards is the better solution to check the fraud than using inspectors. The reason is that using inspectors costs not only money but also employees. The company has to hire more people to do that job; in other words, they have to spend more money on paying their employees. Instead, they should use money to maintain and keep the trains in good condition. In contrast, installing new equipments may cost at the first time, but the company won't need to spend more money on them later. In addition, everyboby will be checked; as a result, the fraud will be controlled more effectively. In summary, I agree with controlling the ticket fraud; however, I am thinking of using new methods may cause raising the fares. If the fare is too expensive, it may cause financial problems for students or low-income public transit users. How about your opinion?
4 comments:
Oh, yes, you're right. They'll say and do anything to justify the increase in transportation fares. And, this would be a good one.
I hope they can change as soon as possible~
I hope they won't rise the prise of the ticket. In my city, they charge the money denpend on the distance. It seems like more reasonable. But that will cost more money,,, Might be ..
haha, tell the truth, but u dont say lock plz, i dont like vietnamese say like others haha
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