On 27 July, 00:04, Andy wrote:
On Jul 26, 11:47*pm, "Ian F." wrote:

"Andy" wrote in message

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Well, they don't cause the fare-dodging. Facilitate it maybe, but the
it is the fare-dodgers that cause the fare-dodging.

And pedantry - that's another thing they cause! ;-)))

I don't think so :P

I would say that the Boris Bus (and the Routemaster before it) will
be / were amenable to fare-dodging as well. Even a 'normal' bus is,
when it is busy and the driver doesn't check every person carefully.

Or how about fear of fare-dodging being the motivation for generations
of poorly designed buses, forcing everyone through the same narrow
gap?

There is a party political dimension here, because I am sure that the
current administration doesn't have a long-term aim of providing free
public transport.