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I do. It hurts to see the meter keep increasing, especially at stop lights or a few feet from the destination. The best way to make a metered scheme hurt less
by paul 19y ago
I do. It hurts to see the meter keep increasing, especially at stop lights or a few feet from the destination.
The best way to make a metered scheme hurt less is to hide the current charge, like an electric meter does, and only expose the value once per month. (the best way to decrease power consumption would probably be to expose the current charge in very visible and realtime way)
- far33d 19y agoPaul, I just heard a great NPR story about a power company that is doing just this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12476742 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1247674...
- ivankirigin 19y agoI think I agree, but that's only because I'm a cheap bastard. Also, I often stop myself and realize I'm biased towards thinking a cab is a better deal when it is moving faster -- as if I can magically avoid traffic and stop lights when I'm driving. But I suppose the point is that user pain needn't be rational.
- tipjoy 19y agoOr, as the update to the post suggests, allow people to pay a large amount up front.