Drivers also face violence for enforcing fares (however many agencies now ask them not to because of this).
Handling cash adds a huge cost as well in addition to the electronic systems.
Lots of friction across the board
Handling cash adds a huge cost as well in addition to the electronic systems.
Lots of friction across the board
However, there are "control" squads, basically a large group of +6 feet guys in uniform that will randomly hop on tramways, trains, buses and do ticket checks.
I know I'm adding nothing to the discussion, but I couldn't stop myself from giggling at alternative interpretations of this fragment.
Edit: Ohhh now I get it :D
Edit: a ticket is around 2€ and can be used for an hour as much as you want, and then you can finish the last "trip" you started in the hour. The fine for not having a ticket validated is 60€.