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I'm very pro-transit...but I definitely don't think it should be free. That would invite homeless people to ride on it all day long, and probably other abuses as well. People tend to misuse and abuse anything that's free, unfortunately.
I used to think that too, but when we started our free circulator bus service, I was shocked to see the ridership - about 80% appear to be professionals, students or tourists.
I'm very pro-transit...but I definitely don't think it should be free. That would invite homeless people to ride on it all day long, and probably other abuses as well. People tend to misuse and abuse anything that's free, unfortunately.
Possibly, but that's the job of the police to police. That's who kicks people who are sleeping on the NYC subway off if they are being a problem.
Possibly, but that's the job of the police to police. That's who kicks people who are sleeping on the NYC subway off if they are being a problem.
I am not half as concerned with bums sleeping in the subway as being mugged or host. Though they should find some other place for them to sleep, if possible.
I am not half as concerned with bums sleeping in the subway as being mugged or host. Though they should find some other place for them to sleep, if possible.
I'm just saying, hypothetical problems like these are a law enforcement issue, not a fundamental problem with the idea.
I'm very pro-transit...but I definitely don't think it should be free. That would invite homeless people to ride on it all day long, and probably other abuses as well. People tend to misuse and abuse anything that's free, unfortunately.
FWIW, bus travel for under-16s actually is free in London. It's not something that happens every day, but it can be a nuisance (noise, litter) when you get big groups of teenagers basically using it as a mobile youth club.
Does the NYC subway system and the Long Island Rail Road have problems such as these? Only mentioning them because they're both run 24 hours a day.
I don't know. I live on the West Coast. The point was, if it's free, you're going to get people abusing the system. i know for sure neither of those systems is free. I've ridden on the NYC subway and it was like $2 just to go anywhere, and I think they raised the fares since then.
I used to think that too, but when we started our free circulator bus service, I was shocked to see the ridership - about 80% appear to be professionals, students or tourists.
It depends on what you're talking about though. If it's just a local downtown shuttle, that's one thing. But if the whole system is free, then that invites abuse.
FWIW, bus travel for under-16s actually is free in London. It's not something that happens every day, but it can be a nuisance (noise, litter) when you get big groups of teenagers basically using it as a mobile youth club.
^^Yes, this is the kind of stuff I'm talking about^^ When stuff is totally free, people misuse/abuse it.
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