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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by Spooky23 on Sunday November 23, 2025 @11:54PM (#46030523)
The most visible enforcement I’ve seen was in Rome. They have people issuing tickets on the bus at random.

It was noticeable in that as a tourist, it seemed like a chill place, but there are lots of police of various stripes and they seemed very serious when enforcing things.

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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by matwood on Monday November 24, 2025 @10:58AM (#46035473)
I live in Italy and this is common on the trains and busses. I ride the train a lot and have my ticket checked maybe 1:10 times. The tickets are cheap (~2 euro) and the fines are high (50-200 euro), so it makes sense to buy them. I have seen people get fined though.
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