12-02-2011 at 11:22 PM
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Go Bus fare fraud?
Has anyone ever payed for a shorter distance than they actually travelled? I've noticed the bus drivers don't really check or keep tabs on who gets on and off where.
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12-02-2011 at 11:44 PM
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lol what goes around comes around
experience shows that even if you get away with it, u will be caught at some point, which would be embarrassing ..
as far as bus drivers not caring or not noticing where you get off also depends on where you are getting off...for example, u can pay for a stop like Burlington, where not a lot of people usually get off through out the day...if u pay for the Burlington distance but want to get off at Square One...i think the bus driver will notice that....
bottom line, u have to be careful....best thing is to be honest 
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12-02-2011 at 11:57 PM
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you are a university student not a kid, stop trying to take the advantage of the system and just pay what u have to pay
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12-03-2011 at 01:31 AM
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dude every so often the bus driver checks, I've used it the same amount as the average student who lives in hamilton, maybe less, and the bus driver has checked everyones ticket just once, but it is possible just so you know.
edit: he checked everyones ticket on one of the further down stops. (less ppl left on the bus)
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12-03-2011 at 02:15 AM
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bus drivers usually check... but u hardly ever get checked on the train... in my life ive only been checked on the train twice
jus pay the fare to avoid hassle/embarassment
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12-03-2011 at 08:12 AM
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One time, a bus driver on the 47 made a girl get off at Oakville carpool since that is all she had paid for. I think she wanted to go further towards York... I think it was an honest mistake on her part. She didn't seem to know English too well. I felt so bad for her.
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12-03-2011 at 11:42 AM
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One time, a bus driver on the 47 made a girl get off at Oakville carpool since that is all she had paid for. I think she wanted to go further towards York... I think it was an honest mistake on her part. She didn't seem to know English too well. I felt so bad for her.
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I've seen people pretend to be stupid to take advantage of the system like this...
It's not anyone's fault she lives in Canada and doesn't understand English.
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12-03-2011 at 12:56 PM
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I've seen people pretend to be stupid to take advantage of the system like this...
It's not anyone's fault she lives in Canada and doesn't understand English.
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12-03-2011 at 01:34 PM
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Once the driver checked and made this one guy who pay the minimal fee pay for the whole trip. He made such a big scene of out it and even lectured him. The guy must have been embarrassed to death good thing he had money with him though ahah.
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12-03-2011 at 05:20 PM
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The new TTC streetcars will implement a similar system. Just be honest, it makes for a better place.
There is this Somalian guy i see on the bus every now and then who always tries cheating the HSR drivers. For some reason he has two student cards and when he first walks onto the bus he tries showing an older sticker and when the driver notices he pulls out the other card... like wtf is wrong with people
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12-03-2011 at 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Infinity
The new TTC streetcars will implement a similar system. Just be honest, it makes for a better place.
There is this Somalian guy i see on the bus every now and then who always tries cheating the HSR drivers. For some reason he has two student cards and when he first walks onto the bus he tries showing an older sticker and when the driver notices he pulls out the other card... like wtf is wrong with people
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he's not exactly cheating the system if he has the correct card...
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12-03-2011 at 08:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Infinity
The new TTC streetcars will implement a similar system. Just be honest, it makes for a better place.
There is this Somalian guy i see on the bus every now and then who always tries cheating the HSR drivers. For some reason he has two student cards and when he first walks onto the bus he tries showing an older sticker and when the driver notices he pulls out the other card... like wtf is wrong with people
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but both cards let him in for free ... ur story is stupid.
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12-03-2011 at 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by giftedchick
bus drivers usually check... but u hardly ever get checked on the train... in my life ive only been checked on the train twice
jus pay the fare to avoid hassle/embarassment
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That's so strange because I have gotten checked at least half the time I take the go train. Once I was beside a guy that was so amazed he finally got his ticket checked he said it was the first time in like 3 years. One time I ran for the train and made it like a second before the doors closed. Of course I got checked but it was the last ride on a 10 ride ticket and the guy believed me so he just ripped the ticket. |
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12-03-2011 at 09:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Infinity
The new TTC streetcars will implement a similar system. Just be honest, it makes for a better place.
There is this Somalian guy i see on the bus every now and then who always tries cheating the HSR drivers. For some reason he has two student cards and when he first walks onto the bus he tries showing an older sticker and when the driver notices he pulls out the other card... like wtf is wrong with people
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Had to mention the race of the person in question ... |
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12-03-2011 at 11:41 PM
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i hope you get Jim on the morning SQ1 express (the cool guy with the eagle tattoo on his arm). He'll check and give it to you real good.
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