Image: The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, similar to the one owned by Billionaire MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow (photo: Ferrari North America)

Oh, you’re not going to want to hear this - but members of the MTA board - y’now - the ones who just jacked up the fares on virtually all forms of NYC transit - well, they get it all for free - for LIFE.

Yes, thats right - subways, buses, trains, bridges and tunnels - they have a special free pass on all of it, and for the rest of their lives…

Now, I would suspect anyone with the professional experience and time to be an MTA board member is probably well-heeled enough to kick down for a Metrocard or two - and probably should, since they need to keep the financial impact of transportation into rider perspective when evaluating stuff like - I dunno - fare hikes - but evidentally they dont - ever - and never will - for the rest of their lives.

BTW, if you want to read more about MTA Board Chairman Peter Kalikow’s Ferrari, its covered on Jalopnik here and here, and at Italiaspeed here.

Bloomberg says its a sham…

via the New York Daily News