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Gamer1189 t1_iu48p8k wrote

I often take one-stop metro rides and the fact that it's minimum $2 is so messy to me when you can take a bus across the city to Virginia for also $2 lol

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sagarnola89 t1_iu4uoff wrote

Ya thats why I usually walk, take bikeshare, or take a scooter if I'm going less than 2 stops.

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sciencecw t1_iu5nb3h wrote

This is getting into behavioral economics, so if longer trips are less subsidized and priced higher, you'd take one stop ride because it seems more worth it?

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Gamer1189 t1_iu5p9jd wrote

No I take one stop trips cause I need to go to that destination and it happens to be one stop away lol

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sciencecw t1_iu5qdfi wrote

I think you might have misread the point. I mean that your perception of fair price is affected by lower price of longer rides, even though it really doesn't change whether your current trip is worth the price or not

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Gamer1189 t1_iu5xmhg wrote

Right because Metro charges a certain amount depending on your start and ending destination lol

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Quiet_Meaning5874 t1_iu7gvx7 wrote

Yep, and same with short (but essential) bud rides. Paying $2 for a 2-10 min bus ride is ridic!

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