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It's not such a dilemma - most of the "bad" riders are also fare evaders. If SF simply put in any effort to make sure that riders actually paid for their trips,
by idoh 8y ago
It's not such a dilemma - most of the "bad" riders are also fare evaders. If SF simply put in any effort to make sure that riders actually paid for their trips, that would solve 90% of the problem. Riding the bus for free is not a civil right.
- komali2 8y agoBut not all fare evaders are "bad" riders. Some are just broke. I guess we could rehash all the "poverty causes so much unnecessary crime" argument but I'd rather not. I'd like to see what happens if all the buses became free, with reasonable counter-actions taken (i.e. increased funding from city budget to offset loss of ticket costs, more buses to handle increased ridership, etc).
- ThePadawan 8y agoKeep your eyes on Germany - they are currently considering free public transport in some major cities due to pollution [1] (Feb 2018). Of note though: Apparently making it free was too expensive, so now only a "great reduction in price" is considered [2] (June 2018). [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/14/german-cities-to-trial-free-public-transport-to-cut-pollution https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/14/german-cities-... [2] https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/german-cities-slash-public-transport-fares-fight-pollution-939592 https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/german-cities-slash...