Comments on: Are people naturally dishonest…..I use the 453 Bendy bus in London every day and?

By: Seltzer

Seltzer — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

Why pay when you don’t have to. If your dumb enough to keep paying then you should pay for everyone else!

By: Bonzo

Bonzo — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

Company at fault there as they dont want to pay for a conductor!!

By: Anon.

Anon. — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

Why didnt the driver make him pay? If he saw he sat down without paying is it not his job to ask him to pay?? In the north east england if you get on the bus, you have to pass the driver and they wouldnt just let u pass without paying! sometimes u can do it on the trains if its too busy for the conductor to get down the gangway.

By: Deighton

Deighton — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

well has he got a pass? Why didn’t the driver collect, it’s his job.

If people refuse to pay, best for the driver to announce the bus isn’t moving until he pays.

By: RichB

RichB — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

If people can get away with not paying the fare then quite a lot of them won’t pay it. If the Tube had no ticket barriers or inspectors how many people do you think would bother buying a ticket?

It was the same on the Metro up here in Newcastle until they started running intensive ticket checks a few years ago. Before then, loads of people would travel without a ticket and just pay the £20 fine once a year (on average) that they would be caught. Much cheaper than an annual travel card!

Interestingly when they started to clamp down on fare evasion, crime on the trains went down by a lot as well, as often it was yob/hooligan/chav types who were travelling without tickets.

As with everything in life, it’s honest and decent people who end up subsidising the cheaters.

By: Sapphire

Sapphire — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

I can’t understand how he got away without paying. Surely that’s the drivers responsibility – he’s in charge of the bus

By: ashleyjiles

ashleyjiles — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

Some may be dishonest because of their natural instinct but most of them are reflecting the general attitude of society as they comprise basic unit for it.

By: vx

vx — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

They say that civilisation is but a thin veneer maintained by the thin blue line (the police). If people thought they could get away with it, I imagine a lot of them would commit all sorts of crimes.

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

outrage

By: realist at heart

realist at heart — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000

Didn’t realise the Boris had given free bus travel in London. It should be extended to the rest of the country