lookingforit35
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Always struck me as being a bit of an odd approach to take when checking tickets.
I fully appreciate a conductor might not want to disturb passengers who perhaps have had their tickets checked earlier. But surely any fare dodger with an ounce of intelligence would simply remain "head down" when this question was posed. So by default, only passengers with tickets would be volunteering them for checking.
I have a season ticket, but dont always offer it up for checking if I am approached in this way. And no, the conductor doesnt remember that he/she hasnt yet seen my ticket!
So what's the purpose of this style of checking?
I fully appreciate a conductor might not want to disturb passengers who perhaps have had their tickets checked earlier. But surely any fare dodger with an ounce of intelligence would simply remain "head down" when this question was posed. So by default, only passengers with tickets would be volunteering them for checking.
I have a season ticket, but dont always offer it up for checking if I am approached in this way. And no, the conductor doesnt remember that he/she hasnt yet seen my ticket!
So what's the purpose of this style of checking?