Here’s why some people still evade public transport fares – even when they’re 50 cents

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  1. Zealousideal_Pop_933 on

    >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?

  2. >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.

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