MeterShock
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Human nature it seems. Why do so many people react instead of proact?
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STEVE853
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OK.
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tomok
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High fuel prices -> more people will ride mass transit.
Then they raise the fare to recover higher fuel costs.
As fuel prices go down there will be less riders.
People have no jobs or less income.
And, they have to raise that fare again because of fewer riders...
What?
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CpuNurd
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Maybe
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magnumCA
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Hope so
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qaqcsup
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whatever
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no1doc
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The surge may not work?
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dreamweaver7050
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ok
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BartBuzz
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Come on Canadians...conserve to keep prices low.
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Manual_Shifter
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Simple solution (as compared to other complicated/exhorbitantly expensive things being considered by our stupid politicians), just substantially lower transit fares to keep ahead of those for-too-long-cheaters of society (oil barons, Big 3 car makers and their blackmailer big unions).
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throttle
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Unfortunate!
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ArboretumCop
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Yup, that's the way we are Americans do things, knee-jerk and scream, then go right back to what we used to do.
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ladyjj
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Yeah can not very well use buses or train when you live out in the country but you can conserve your trips which I will keep on doing to save even more!
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915Chief
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it's irrelevant if you live in the country
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imcruizn
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It's only temporary
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tazdriver
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Not hardly.
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PFCASTA
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old news
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DerHahn
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they should have increased transit when it was being used so heavily. i'm sure many people were disappointed in it after riding in cramped trains and buses.
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MSUJRB
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So?
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cincindie
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Metro ridership is down in the city; there are more cars on the road nowadays.
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guyincognitoNY
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old news
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ace07
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old
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gasman50
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People tend to use what is best for themselves at a given price. no suprise here
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Sonwise
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Just keep riding, Just keep riding, .....
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t4204life
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really?
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plumb37
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Blue Nosers should not say anything.
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rtw777
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Time to lower the fare.
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westover
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Not really
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owatonnajeep
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nobody likes riding with strangers
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lindseyb
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boo!
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Lukus
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If you are riding on good transit you are relaxed and not fighting the traffic. That will help keep riders in their seats. Also they will have seen the savings over not paying for driving their own cars, mileage is down, gas stays in the tank longer, and they are not as stressed.
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tmoy88
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In Boston, it's the MBTA (Mass Bay Transit Authority) which is unreliable and ineffectively run. Despite calling itself the "least expensive public transit system in the US", I either walk or drive and avoid taking the "T" whenever possible. Their recent price spikes did not result in better service.
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SpyderDee
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I'm sure I am not the only one that feels gas prices in Canada are still to high. What will they say when gas goes lower?
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mahenv7
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Maybe, maybe not
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txholeyrocks
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checks and balance
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mooneagle
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High fuel prices -> more people will ride mass transit.
Then they raise the fare to recover higher fuel costs.
As fuel prices go down there will be less riders.
People have no jobs or less income.
And, they have to raise that fare again because of fewer riders...
What?
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plumb37
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Hey "PioneerUrban", say something stupid, again, as usual.
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Zinnoil
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Fill up and drive.
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PioneerUrban
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Ah, more useless rhetorical posts by plumb37.
This guy just doesn't "get it".
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Pomonav10
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No surge here, so won't notice it. (No surge 'cause no transit available).
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plumb37
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"Have car, will travel" ...... in it.
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hfmagna
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Some might stick with transit. Some might go back to their car.
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plumb37
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Train?
What train? No train. Someone has a train where they live?
Haven't seen a train in years.
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Cachase1
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We have no real mass-transit here anyway, so it makes no difference to us.
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bbreff
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Only time will tell.
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cv
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Maybe, maybe not....we'll see.
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BazooQC
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Habits die hard. If people started using transit, they will also continue.
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phatride92
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improve the systems and people will use them!
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Gellin
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Yep, looks like we have pretty short memories.
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sta135
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Too bad the high gas prices didn't last a little longer this time. Maybe we'll be smarter when they spike again.
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