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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how they are taking these things into account:

1) Kids riding free 
2) People with disabilities who ride free
3) Attendants for people with disabilities who ride free

I fit in one of those categories and I would say the majority of people I see on the bus do too.

Also the machines break often[/quote]

People with disabilities do not ride free, nor do their attendants. The only people who can ride for free are DC school students (who still have to tap their smartrip card so that DC can properly reimburse WMATA) and up to 2 children under 4 per accompanying paying adult.[/quote]

People who have metro access, which is a program for people with disabilities, receive two cards.  One is a metro access card with their photo that allows them ride free on metro and metro bus.  They still pay for metro access vehicles.

The second card looks like a regular metro card with a white strip on the end that says PCA which stands for Personal Care Attendant and allows for one person to ride for free providing the two cards are tapped together.[/quote]

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