On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:14:37 GMT, "Graham J"
wrote:
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In my experience providing children with free bus journeys has made travel
on some bus routes miserable for other passengers at the ends of the school
day. It encourages children to bundle onto buses via rear doors instead of
queuing at the front door with others and it has also encouraged them to use
the bus for journeys of just one stop which they would be unlikely to do if
paying.

The previous plan involved photo Oystercards which would supposedly
enforce good behaviour by the nippers. Misbehave and the card is taken
away, little johnny has to walk home. Obviously no thought went in to
how much the driver has to put up with for normal boarding and how the
only punishment for small offenders is at worst a "everyone off the
bus" shout, engine turned off.

Policy appears to be made on the fly depending on which side his
Ken-ness gets out of bed. A curfew time would make some sense.
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