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For me the test is: if possible, would an individual skip paying the ticket for a public transport if they know almost nobody will check? It's so trivial and y
by xandrius 3y ago
For me the test is: if possible, would an individual skip paying the ticket for a public transport if they know almost nobody will check?
It's so trivial and yet it shows how much the society cares about its own systems functioning properly or not.
- vkou 3y agoThat's a better test. There are a lot of places with 95%+ fare compliance where I wouldn't leave my bike unlocked for an instant. It only takes one asshole out of thousands to steal a bike, and every society has at least one asshole.
- xandrius 3y agoAny example? Also high trust != absolutely no crime ever It's the difference between getting your bike stolen because of a random asshole and knowing your bike will be stolen by someone (also arguably an asshole).
- vkou 3y ago> Any example? Literally any city with good fare compliance. If it's got enough people in it to have a transit network, it's got enough bike thieves in it to steal your bike. > It's the difference between getting your bike stolen because of a random asshole and knowing your bike will be stolen by someone (also arguably an asshole). That's just a product of population density. If you live in the middle of nowhere, with 5 people total in a 15-mile radius, it's highly unlikely someone's going to steal your bike. If you leave your bike on Main Street, where thousands of people walk by every hour, all it takes is one in a thousand.