tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post4672251382069995746..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: Metrolinx released on a book on Transit Etiquette and some people immediately got butthurtC.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-66595537206992950502018-01-29T07:37:35.883-05:002018-01-29T07:37:35.883-05:00I am @G's newest, biggest fan - well said. And...I am @G's newest, biggest fan - well said. And as for GO not enforcing it rules with fines because they don't get to benefit from the fines, you've got to be kidding. I'm pretty sure the police services (and officers who enforce) don't get to keep speeding ticket fines but they still issue them. I personally don't give a damn who gets the money from fines - the only way to get people to understand that a behavior is not permissible is to provide clear and consistent examples of an undesirable consequence (parenting, anyone?) and there is nothing less desirable than being required to hand over more money for something you could easily have chosen not to do.Nora1968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-67637064919253785002018-01-26T08:40:47.074-05:002018-01-26T08:40:47.074-05:00I will be deeply disappointed if GO's reason f...I will be deeply disappointed if GO's reason for not enforcing its rules is b/c it costs money! Of course it costs money. It's part of the cost of running public transit. It costs money to clean coaches, it costs money to clean bathrooms. You need to enforce the rules and incur these costs to provide the desired level of service. Based on the feedback - it appears that this is desired. G above nailed it. Too many people who don't have the common sense to avoid engaging in antisocial behaviour will not likely change with out associated painful negative consequences.Skin Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-46419633881804258852018-01-26T08:21:21.649-05:002018-01-26T08:21:21.649-05:00@Matt Tesluk,
I'm glad you spoke up and challe...@Matt Tesluk,<br />I'm glad you spoke up and challenged the inconsiderate rider with their feet on the seat. But I have to ask, will this book change that individual's attitude and behaviour?<br /><br />If GO Transit won't change their ways and provide clean buses for passengers (http://bit.ly/2CTefTD), where's the motivation for passengers like that to change their ways?GO Voyageurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-83465317765182158832018-01-25T23:49:31.357-05:002018-01-25T23:49:31.357-05:00"Surely nobody needs to be told that putting ..."Surely nobody needs to be told that putting their snow-and-salt-covered boots on a seat is in appropriate"<br /><br />Had an individual on my bus last week who did this, I told him to put his feet down. He looked at me and said "why?"....Matt Teslukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519585832968907462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-72505783081747193732018-01-25T13:29:26.416-05:002018-01-25T13:29:26.416-05:00What KPI’s are Metrolinx using to justify continui...What KPI’s are Metrolinx using to justify continuing with this #EtiquetteFail campaign? Where are the audited measurements of success published? How successful was the laminated etiquette information sheet? Similarly, how successful was the etiquette video? What are the trends?<br /><br />What is out next, <b>#EtiquetteFail — The Movie</b>? You’ll want to take the whole family to this heartwarming story about how our heroines, Cindy and Katelyn, spread the gospel of proper GO etiquette among unruly passengers on a morning LSE all-stops, after it becomes a true ghost train when it halts for a malfunctioned switch and remains stranded for hours, because Operations forgot about them.Warren Downenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-73440032278602448022018-01-25T10:24:44.498-05:002018-01-25T10:24:44.498-05:00Agreed!
Sometimes that can't be helped!Agreed!<br />Sometimes that can't be helped!C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-36546989706924452082018-01-25T10:17:10.275-05:002018-01-25T10:17:10.275-05:00Someone recently explained why people aren't f...Someone recently explained why people aren't fine for feet on the seats. <br /><br />Here's what was written by Rory<br /><br />As for why Go doesn't use bylaw enforcement to raise revenue the answer is simple. Go transit doesn't get to keep the fine revenue from bylaw offences, those fines are all payable to the Provincial Offences Court in the jurisdiction where the ticket was issued. In fact it costs Go money to issue those fines as they have to use their administrative resources to file them, plus if the matter goes to court they have to pay a GO Safety Officer over time to schlep out to which ever town the trial is being held in to testify. The only fines that Go Transit gets to keep are fines from fare evasion penalty notices and parking tickets.C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-89562127953265990592018-01-25T10:13:37.077-05:002018-01-25T10:13:37.077-05:00I downloaded it last night. Only one comment: &quo...I downloaded it last night. Only one comment: "sneezing with mouth open" is a no-no? Not too sure about that..Sylvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362906932933102021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-85431925303386600942018-01-25T09:09:34.223-05:002018-01-25T09:09:34.223-05:00It's a cute book but I do wish more effort wer...It's a cute book but I do wish more effort were put into enforcement rather than raising public awareness. Surely nobody needs to be told that putting their snow-and-salt-covered boots on a seat is in appropriate. Those jerks need to be fined until they feel like it's no longer worth the risk of being caught. I mean, look at the other post you've got up today. You think the "Etiquette Fails" really forces this a-hole into a bit of self-reflection? Or, do you think they should slap him with a steep fine? Which is more effective at preventing this kind of behaviour?<br /><br />Fare compliance is very high on GO even though they only do spot checks every once in a while, because getting caught is expensive and embarrassing. They should do the same for violators of other rules. I mean, I agree that smoking at Oshawa has improved somewhat but for months there was a jerk that was vaping away on the platform every single morning. Worse, there was a small smoking area less than 20m away from where he stood! But why change? He knows GO employees will look the other way, other passengers don't want to be confrontational, and I haven't seen a Transit Safety Officer on the platform for a year or more. Frustrating.<br />Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160376382277488872noreply@blogger.com