> although the two sets of stairs and three doors makes boarding slightly better - yet encourages fare-dodging. A classic vanity project.
I don't get it. Many other cities have bus systems where you can enter in any door and don't have to present any ticket to anyone. Why doesn't this work in London or Dublin? Is this even a real problem, or is it just scaremongering?
From my experience in the Dunlin, the choke point of having everyone either validate (or talk to the driver) when entering a bus was _insane_.
The bus is part of a system, as you said, but it's only the visible entry point and when the system is designed around handling individual fares, flat rates, children, free fares for students and the elderly, as well as making it fair and equitable (and relying very much on fares for funding), then you have a bus which must work with that system. Some cities rely on conductors or a vast fleet of ticket inspectors, but London's public transport system might be the biggest and most extensive in the world, and some things don't work well at that scale.
I was hoping for actual studies showing that regular fare dodging is an actual problem in London or in large bus fleets in general. The honor system + occasional inspection seems to work pretty much everywhere else I've visited, but again, I'd like to see some numbers on this.
I don't get it. Many other cities have bus systems where you can enter in any door and don't have to present any ticket to anyone. Why doesn't this work in London or Dublin? Is this even a real problem, or is it just scaremongering?
From my experience in the Dunlin, the choke point of having everyone either validate (or talk to the driver) when entering a bus was _insane_.