We’re all grown adults here. We know enough about the world that we don’t foolishly expect the government to deal with things in ways that actually make sense, but fuck me, sometimes it is just bloody staggering.
Those of you beholden to the whims and fancies of NSW‘s public transport system will be delighted to know that the NSW State Government has decided to close the ‘loophole’ that allowed people to contest fare evasion fines if they came from a station that didn’t have facilities available for you to top up or charge your Opal card.
As the ‘Daily Telegraph‘ is reporting, the laws primarily focus on the six stations that don’t have top-up machines (Exhibition, Leichhardt North, Lewisham West, Taverners Hill, Waratah Mills and Wentworth Park) but also apply to buses, ferries and trains.
I’m no logistical genius, but it seems like a really good way to solve the problem of people not being able to top up or acquire Opal cards because there are no machines would be to, y’know, install machines there.
Don’t worry – they’ve heard your concerns, and they do not care.
A spokesperson for the Transport Department told the ‘Daily Telegraph‘ that they wouldn’t comment on any plans to just add new machines, and said that “the customer’s responsibility to plan ahead.“
Which, I mean, sure – but it’s also their responsibility to provide infrastructure that doesn’t make it a pain in the ass to get around.
.@TransportforNSW hasn’t even planned ahead enough to recognise people might want to find opal retailers on their smartphones pic.twitter.com/qMUDi25PNC
— abraham bloodshack (@pleasedontatme) June 27, 2017
Source: Daily Telegraph.
Photo: Getty Images / Greg Wood.
