herbert winer. >> good afternoon. i hope that the -- >> state your name for the record. >> john hawn, san francisco cab driver. and i hope that the board of directors would not take the suggestion that was suggested in a may 6 memo that regarding the allocation of credit card fees, that you simply endure the firestorm of the protest and the strikes and then just move on. i hope that you would consider some ideas and suggestions, one that i have would be that the rear seat payment terminals is causing the credit card fees to be superfluously high, 5%, and that removal of the credit card fee -- i mean, removal of the pims from the waiver requirement could conceivably bring our fees down to 3%. i've talked to a number of drivers who have said they'd go for that. i think that's much more driver friendly and an amiable way to deal with protests and make them go away. >> transit first, writers, motors, buses, frail and elderly last. success, you through so many under the wills -- under the wheels. there could have been impr

. >> herbert winer, former, as for consolidating traffic stops, it's meaning less and service. a surface. they're going to have to walk to catch that bus. it's nobody and there's extra loathing time because you have more people. the other thing i noted in the newspaper for collective bargaining negotiations, the mta hired a public relations man and. i consider that. that money could have been used for buses. it could have been used for mainness. the other thing i want to focus on is the resuscitation of the transited sector from this rodget. -- project. m.t.a.'s personnel screens information and the report may been accurate. something from the group should share with the group. that would not inhibit the participation. a lot of people were very unhappy with the results including myself. the motto should say passengers first. >> michael wong, pejia madahar. ok. ken will follow. and then john haans. jerry mcchoir. the other night i had a pgnd e lineup. unless you cuddle up for 10 or 12 hours a day it is not harlemful. some are the choice of the m.t.a. board. you should ask that b

herbert winer. >> good afternoon. i hope that the -- >> state your name for the record. >> john hawn, san francisco cab driver. and i hope that the board of directors would not take the suggestion that was suggested in a may 6 memo that regarding the allocation of credit card fees, that you simply endure the firestorm of the protest and the strikes and then just move on. i hope that you would consider some ideas and suggestions, one that i have would be that the rear seat payment terminals is causing the credit card fees to be superfluously high, 5%, and that removal of the credit card fee -- i mean, removal of the