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San Diego Trolley System Provides Discount Fares For Disabled

If you are suffering from a disability, there may be programs available in your area to provide you with extra financial assistance. One service in San Diego attempts to make traveling easier for those with disabilities by providing them with discounted trolley passes. As with any program that provides benefits to the disabled, it is important to protect the system from any method of fraud.

Sign On San Diego reports that those with disabilities can buy trolley passes for $18, whereas the standard price is $72 per month. The system in place does not require much proof from passengers seeking reduced fares, but recent abuses have required changes to be made.

It has been proposed that those wishing to buy a discounted pass should show either proof of Social Security disability, Medicare, a letter from a doctor, or a disabled card from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Though it cannot be proved how many people are abusing the program, it has been discovered that about 82% of those using the disabled or senior trolley passes are younger than 60 years, which has raised suspicions among authorities.

Authorities intend to implement changes to the program in May that will ideally help the trolley system to continue to provide discounted fares for the disabled individuals. Those with disabilities often rely on public assistance programs, and additional assets-such as discounted transportation costs-are a positive resource to improving their quality of life.

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