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tbs3y@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Captain Tristan Siegel  LAW III) writes:

>You just buy a little ticket that you keep in your pocket to
>prove you paid your fare.  There is no entrance system.  You
>just walk in and sit down.  No one asks for your ticket when
>you get in, but the "conductors" walk up and down periodically
>asking to see your ticket.  It's basically an honor system, but
>with high fines if you get caught cheating.

This is popular on trams in Europe. You also see in on the Light
Rail in Baltimore.

+'s
No fixed facilities {toll barrier}. Thus suitable for frequent
stops.
Large # of doors -- no 'choke point' as when everyone must pass
the driver. Ergo, shorter layovers even at big stations.

-'s
More fraud.
As traffic goes up, so does the cost of enforcement.


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