On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:17:49 -0800 (PST), MIG
wrote:

But there is still the narrow gap and having to wave or bleep
something at the driver, which is surely unnecessary.

The gap is wide enough for people to get through if nobody stands
there. This can be avoided by going for a bigger bus with more
dedicated standing room downstairs.

Revenue protection is clearly proving to be necessary, given the
reputation of "uncle Ken's free buses". But then the UK never did,
and probably never will, do penalty fares correctly[1].

[1] Forget prosecuting people, heavy-handedness or messing around.
Just set the PF and enforcement to be at the level where the PF income
from ticketless travellers, having deducted the cost of enforcement,
equals (or to be safe slightly exceeds) the income that was lost by
the fact that they didn't pay the proper fare. Then stop worrying
about them, because they don't lose you money.

Neil

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