Another rationale for sticky prices?
…what can be predicted, Dabis said, is that a recent policy change by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority requiring drivers to verbally quote the $2.25 fare to passengers may make their job even riskier. Eight current Metro employees and two former employees who work at the union representing Metro workers told The Washington Post […] The post Another rationale for sticky prices?…
Recent policy change by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has left bus operators at the transit authority concerned about their safety. The new requirement for drivers to verbally announce the $2.25 fare to passengers has resulted in several current and former employees expressing their worry that it may increase the risk of harassment or assault on the job.
As a result, some drivers are choosing to ignore the policy to protect themselves. "It's very disheartening to think that a company would put their operators in harm's way by allowing this type of change," said Dabis, who is among those refusing to quote the fare. Fare evasion has long been a problem for Metro, with approximately 70 percent of bus riders not paying in 2024.
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