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Originally Posted by Yume-sama
I'm willing to admit my experience today probably won't be "typical", but I do think they've underestimated ridership quite seriously.
It is also my belief that they have somehow succeeded in making the ticketing machines "too complicated" and they shouldn't have to have 2 people being paid to stand by each machine telling people how to use it, like how to swipe your card in the proper way, wait for yellow light, and quickly pull. Some written instructions would have been helpful. Also, zones aren't easily explained.
I also think they underestimated how much space ginormous backpacks (you know the kind that all of those white people backpack with that you could stuff a child in) and luggage sets take up.
Each car may have a certain capacity of "people", but the baggage can cut that in half or more.
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I respectfully disagree with your belief. These same people that cannot read instructions on a machine also could not read the sign at the bus stop that said exact change only, yet tried to pay with bills or foreign currency.
Those same 'ginormous' backpacks you speak of were also boarded onto a bus which would take them to meet the crowded B-Line buses and still people managed to fit on with them.
I have had the opportunity of traveling to YVR for a week now and am still seeing lots of 'sightseers' using the C-Line. Once the crunch comes on the long weekend, it will be messy for the first few days until everyone gets used to a new routine. But I believe that once the novelty settles down and people start using it as designed we will find that it will work very well. Yes there will still be crowds going northbound during the morning rush and southbound during the afternoon rush. That's a given, but I for one believe it won't be so bad once the dust settles.
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