Wolf Behrenhoff schrieb:
> Tja, Gutachten...
Das geht recht einfach: Stoppuhr, Fahrgastwechsel beobachten. Kein
Hexenwerk.
> In Hamburg ist man jetzt der Meinung, das Vorzeigen der Fahrkarte
> einführen zu müssen.
In einer US-Newsgroup schrieb ich 2007:
#v+
In big cities of Germany, it's cyclic:
Phase 1: Some scientist or consultant or staff fresh from university
will do a speed calculation, and the buses will be speeded up
with more doors and free boarding (which is inferior to the
system used in many Italian cities: Boarding front and rear,
exit middle.)
Phase 2: Some beancounter saves money by reducing staff for random
ticket checks. That's a position, where you can save money
without /immediate/ effect, so that's a good way to look like
a cost-saving manager.
Phase 3: Some beancounter detects, that fare-dodging has reached an
unacceptable level, and draws up a great money-saving plan:
Reintroducing driver ticket checks. The formerly
fresh-from-university staffer has arranged with the absurdities
of real-world administration years ago, and won't contribute
more than a cynical laughter.
Phase 4: Another beancounter detects, that the costs for the passenger
mile have gone up, and orders a study about possible
cost-saving measures.
Phase 1: The study shows, that speeding up the buses...
#v-