Selling tickets to cars in line at Fauntleroy should not be a stretch for technology, WSF staffing

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Regarding the possibility of ferry workers at the Fauntleroy dock selling ferry tickets to cars in line to speed up traffic flow: The Beachcomber’s Aug. 10 story quotes Washington State Ferries spokesman Brian Mannion as saying, “We can’t speculate if it is viable from staffing, technology or funding standpoints …” (“Ferry officials: Long lines, delayed sailings expected to continue through summer,” Aug. 10).

Every time I fly, a flight attendant is happy to process my credit card if I buy a snack or a beer. If a flight attendant can do this in 10 seconds at 36,000 feet, it doesn’t seem a stretch to assume a ferry worker could efficiently sell a ferry ticket to a driver waiting in line on Fauntleroy Avenue using available wireless technology.

— Eugene Carlson