I'm just stating that was the reason given by Metro and was the public perception at the time. I was among the public affected by it, and my anecdotal experienc

I'm just stating that was the reason given by Metro and was the public perception at the time. I was among the public affected by it, and my anecdotal experience is that problems on the routes starting in Seattle and ending in the suburbs were fewer after the free fare zone was eliminated. It certainly doesn't consitute reasarch.