Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by fyfy18 on Monday September 09, 2019 @12:06AM
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Why not rotate conductors throughout different busses? A conductor gets on at one stop, checks everyone's tickets (so they may end up covering a lot of their cost initially in fines), then get off a few stops later and catch a bus going the other way.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by ctrl-j on Monday September 09, 2019 @02:01AM
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Every major city I've ridden mass transit in does this. They're not called conductors though, they're called transit cops. They're also still woefully ineffective.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by baroffoos on Sunday September 08, 2019 @11:11PM
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Would be interesting to see if we can create self driving buses and have the driver change roles to become payment management and enforcing a safe area in the bus.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by nickserv on Monday September 09, 2019 @03:02AM
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You need at least 2 people to enforce the law and at the same time avoid excessive zeal/abuse.
In my city the ticket checkers are always in groups of 3.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by mycall on Monday September 09, 2019 @12:10AM
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If no one is driving, it makes citizens do more of the work.. in a crowded bus, a group of normal people could throw the asshole off. Eventually, the assholes won't ride the bus.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by erik_seaberg on Monday September 09, 2019 @01:07AM
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In the current climate, an untrained unlicensed bouncer is just begging to get sued. They work under strict rules that most people don't know.
How many commuters are even armed? A shocking number of offices have begun to forbid it.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by adrianN on Monday September 09, 2019 @01:35AM
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In most countries you don't need to be armed to kick people off a bus. Do you suggest people throw out drunks at gunpoint? That seems really dangerous.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by msla on Monday September 09, 2019 @03:37AM
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If one person is armed and the other isn't, the fight's over before it begins unless the other person is disabled by drugs or mental illness. If neither is armed, a surprising number of people will think they have a chance against the trained fighter, and some even might.
Therefore, arming conductors helps even when nobody walks around with a firearm.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by adrianN on Monday September 09, 2019 @04:30AM
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It helps if you want to increase the number of people killed for being stupid on a bus. I don't think the penalty for disturbing public order should be death.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by erik_seaberg on Monday September 09, 2019 @02:07AM
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To the helpless, I suggest don't poke the bear.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by baroffoos on Monday September 09, 2019 @02:46AM
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I would be shocked and refuse to work at a place that allowed employees to bring in guns.
Re:America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)
by goatinaboat on Monday September 09, 2019 @01:12AM
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in a crowded bus, a group of normal people could throw the asshole off. Eventually, the assholes won't ride the bus.
This is not a realistic proposal. Have you ever gotten a bus?
If there was a conductor on the bus then they could deal with inappropriate behaviour, but no bus company wants to pay two members of staff when they can get away with one.