NTL Record

Title Field Testing of Electronic Registering Fareboxes
Record ID 50558
Personal Name
Creator
Derr, Kathryn; Ferreri, Michael G.
Source 104p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Booz Allen Hamilton
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19870201
Language English
Abstract This report presents the findings of an evaluation of electronic registering fareboxes in field testing at the Detroit Department of Transportation. Thirty-two fareboxes were tested on one bus route, Woodward Avenue, which was selected because it generates a high volume of dollar bills. The farebox specification called for a 600 bill cashbox capacity. The report presents measures of the farebox's performance in stemming revenue losses due to short fares as well as its accuracy, reliability, and maintenance labor requirements. This study is one element in an UMTA-sponsored program to achieve more uniform data collection, analysis, and reporting among the transit systems and to improve communications about fare collection issues such as bill handling.
Rosap ID dot:11937
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11937
TRT Terms Buses; Electronics; Fare collection; Field tests; Registration
Classification NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Electronic Payment and Pricing
Geographical
Coverage
Detroit (Michigan)
Report Number UMTA-MA-06-0120-86-2; DOT-TSC-UMTA-86-9
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50500/50558/DOT-TSC-UMTA-86-09.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository