In Japan they run on time too, because if they don't, the conductors commit Seppuku (or quit the job in shame) by their own choice. So progress and a functioni

In Japan they run on time too, because if they don't, the conductors commit Seppuku (or quit the job in shame) by their own choice. So progress and a functioning society is possible without coercing or scaring people into obedience. What is needed is a cultural shift and it can only start from the schools. If you look at the Japanese school system, every other aspect of their society becomes an obvious consequence.