wares@fordham.edu wrote:
>> Does anyone have any experience with the Select Bus Bx12? That's the
>> TA's first try with POP fares. You have to buy a ticket from a bus stop
>> vending machine before boarding. There are two machines, one for cash
>> and one for Metrocards. You even need a ticket if you use an unlimited
>> Metrocard.
>
> I haven't used it myself but several people I work with have, and they
> hate it with a passion. They transfer from another route, and ride
> the BX12 for a relatively short distance.
>
> Previously, when the choice was between the local and limited service,
> they could take whichever came first. Now they have to decide in
> advance which to take, since if the local comes first, they need their
> metrocards with the transfer still on them; if the select service
> comes first, they have to have gotten a paper ticket. Even with the
> flashing blue lights in front, they can't always see what's coming
> next in time to decide whether to trade the transfer for a ticket.
I thought about that. It does sound like an annoyance. It'd be nice if
a Metrocard could be swiped, and just good for rides for 2 hours
(regardless of the number of transfers). I guess the rider would have
to keep track of the time then, at least if going outside of fare
control zones, but that doesn't seem like a huge deal.
> They also still see confused occasional passengers, who don't
> understand why they can get on the rear door of the select bus but not
> on any others.
Stuff like that will have to take culturally. If you think about it,
having to get on and off in single file as we currently is what's outmoded.
Select Bus Bx12 in the Bronx 
