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the point of purchase, as opposed to former
methodology that required monthly passes
to be purchased at the start of each month.
The new electronic fare boxes will addition-
ally aid in managing the new fare models.
GCT has traditionally been proac-
tive in its incorporation of technology. For
example, each of its buses is equipped with
as many as eight cameras, which record what
happens on the bus as well as around the ex-
terior of the bus. Brown says these systems
have not only been helpful in a variety of
cases. In one, a bus driver was stopped at
an intersection watching the car in front of
him make a left turn. At the same time, a car
from the opposite direction ran the red light
striking the car that was turning. Police were
able to determine who was at fault because
the bus cameras had recorded the entire inci-
dent. Brown says such occasions like that are
rare, and most days, the cameras are simply a
means of monitoring operations and verify-
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