Few years ago, I complained to “big brother” that the distance-based mrt fare formula was flawed.
How could it be that commuters are made to pay higher fare for taking the quickest and shortest route?
The fare software
assumes that all commuters are stupid and travel via the longest route to reach
their destinations. If one travels clockwise (shorter route) vs anti-clockwise
(longer route), the fare system calculates fare based on the longer route to
reach the same destination/station.
Big brother sent
me one page A4 reply to explain the fare calculation method but I just
“catch-no-ball” (could not figure it out). I’m still very confused today.
Now my strategy
is to leave home early, travel to my destination via a few transfers (bus, mrt,
bus) to save on transport fare and take advantage of transfer rebate. If time
permits, I usually take the indirect route that takes a longer time to reach my
destination.
Other point to note : there is no direct and parallel bus service to the mrt networks. This is forcing commuters to take the mrt networks for faster rides (provided it doesn’t breakdown). Sigh!
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