Here’s why some people still evade public transport fares – even when they’re 50 cents
Posted by IHateTrains123
Here’s why some people still evade public transport fares – even when they’re 50 cents
Posted by IHateTrains123
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>Looking at weekday use, Sydney Metro had the highest compliance rate at 97%. This was followed by Sydney Ferries (95.9%), all trains (93.6%), Sydney Light Rail (91%) and all buses (89.2%).
That seems like a really high compliance rate, but I don’t really know enough to actually say. Anyone know better?
>An international study on Santiago’s Transantiago system found that evaders could be categorised into four groups:
>- radical evaders who view non-payment as a form of protest
>- strategic evaders who evade when they believe the risk of being caught is low
>- ambivalent evaders who sometimes pay but don’t always see the value in it
>- accidental evaders who forget or run into ticketing system barriers.
I have a lot of contempt for those people. Except for the last group.
How can people feel that it’s okay to use a service that belongs to the community without paying your due? That effectively amounts to stealing from the community.
To me, it’s a sign of moral failure that one would take from others without contributing in return.