Talk:U-Pass (Vancouver)

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[edit] POV

I found the following paragraph a tad biased. It has a bit of a negitive tone towards TransLink's "insert your pass into the box" regulation.

"There have been complaints from students (including a recent editorial in the Ubyssey, one of UBC's student newspapers) that the official policy--which states that each U-Pass must be inserted into the farebox on each trip, except at the discretion of the operator--is inconsistently applied. While most drivers simply wave U-Pass holders onto the bus, some drivers insist that each pass be inserted. Some students argue that this is an unnecessary inconvenience, since Translink cannot accumulate any useful ridership information via the U-Pass as it is only inserted into bus fareboxes (and not scanned for boarding SkyTrain or the SeaBus), and only at the request of a few drivers system-wide. It is further argued that requiring each U-Pass holder to insert his or her pass into the farebox slows boarding time and causes bottlenecks at the front of the bus. This is especially frustrating when riders are simultaneously allowed to board via the rear doors without any inspection of their passes."

Any one else's comments? -- Selmo 21:16, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed - I don't even think the item is worth mentioning, for that matter. "each U-Pass must be inserted into the farebox on each trip, except at the discretion of the operator" - sounds like the operators are exercising their discretion... I'd say move the text in question to the talk page, and see if anyone can come up with something to make this "tempest in a teapot" relevant to the article. --Ckatzchatspy 01:29, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
In fact, the other paragraphs describe the cause of the issues that are described in the that paragraph, so I am deleting it. -- Yuhong 08:16, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

The following sentence "all students are obliged to purchase the pass, though in some cases students may opt out" contradicts itself. Can someone who knows which is correct please edit it? (In other words, either all students are obliged to purchase the pass, or they are not.) Stifle (talk) 09:49, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

The Pass is universally charged- meaing all students are obliged to pay. There was however, a feeling that this could be a "regressive tax," and that some students would be unable to afford it, and so an appeals committee was set up within the AMS, the UBC student association, to hear from students who wish "to opt out" and can demonstrate extenuating circumstances.

[edit] Possible Citation

Hi all, not sure how citations work, but here is a reference to the Ubyssey online about the U pass. http://www.ubyssey.bc.ca/2007/02/06/u-pass-expansion-a-no-go-until-2008/ Kaw in stl 22:48, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

It has been added, thank you. You may also wish to consider visiting WP:CITE#HOW to learn how to add proper referencing to articles.Luke! 23:13, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

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