09-03-2019, 09:38 PM
(09-03-2019, 09:09 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: The effect however, is that some people see far more than a 3% increase, to be honest, I'm surprised though, I would have figured tickets and passes would make up enough of the fares that they would be almost exactly 3%.
FYI, if fuel costs tracked a 3% increase, given the high of 1.34 in 2012, gas prices would have reached almost 1.70 this summer. Instead we're paying 1.13. Just for context.
I guess I'm usually privileged enough to be able to use tickets and passes rather than cash fares. Especially with EasyGO I don't need to do cash fares.
As we discussed when the debate was BRT vs LRT, operators are a significant part of the cost structure, and I wouldn't be surprised if salaries increased by 3%.