Comments on: ASU students carry U-Pass for Metro Light Rail http://raillife.com/blog/2009/08/03/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail/ Phoenix Light Rail news and information Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick Bastian http://raillife.com/blog/2009/08/03/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail/#comment-1823 Nick Bastian Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:59:09 +0000 /blog/2009/09/24/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail#comment-1823 Yes, they have hand-held scanners that can tell if a card was tapped. Probably not a good idea to call it a waste of time. Yes, they have hand-held scanners that can tell if a card was tapped. Probably not a good idea to call it a waste of time.

]]> By: Nick Bastian http://raillife.com/blog/2009/08/03/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail/#comment-564 Nick Bastian Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:59:09 +0000 /blog/2009/09/24/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail#comment-564 Yes, they have hand-held scanners that can tell if a card was tapped. Probably not a good idea to call it a waste of time. Yes, they have hand-held scanners that can tell if a card was tapped. Probably not a good idea to call it a waste of time.

]]> By: The Prose-fessional http://raillife.com/blog/2009/08/03/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail/#comment-492 The Prose-fessional Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:55:57 +0000 /blog/2009/09/24/asu-students-carry-u-pass-for-metro-light-rail#comment-492 Because I've never had a light-rail pass that you have to scan, I've always wondered how enforcement worked.<br><br>Suppose an ASU student has a pass but doesn't validate it and gets on a train. A Metro officer walks by asking to see his ticket, and he shows his pass. How are they going to know if he scanned in or not? Do they have a scanner in their hands to scan the serial code to check? Does the validator leave some kind of mark on the plastic pass?<br><br><br>Because if there's no possible way of enforcement, I probably wouldn't waste my time to validate the pass either. Because I've never had a light-rail pass that you have to scan, I've always wondered how enforcement worked.

Suppose an ASU student has a pass but doesn't validate it and gets on a train. A Metro officer walks by asking to see his ticket, and he shows his pass. How are they going to know if he scanned in or not? Do they have a scanner in their hands to scan the serial code to check? Does the validator leave some kind of mark on the plastic pass?

Because if there's no possible way of enforcement, I probably wouldn't waste my time to validate the pass either.

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