You don't want to tell the English that they didn't invent the wheel.
In Beijing the system is better since you have to swipe twice on the same bus, and distance traveled is taken into account so someone who must change bus twice is not at a disadvantage than one who sits on the bus for an hour.
It's true but in the Beijing system the penalty fee is only about twice the amount of the full fare, or something like that. It's nothing compared to the ridiculous 100 CHF penalty fee here.
Whats so ridiculous about it? If you dont pay your fare and you are in a country with decent salaries where you are expected to pay your fare.
If you get caught its your own fault as its well advertised and not an unreasonable amount given thisis switzerland
Nothing ridiculous if it's in Switzerland. Considering how seldom you run into ticket control on trams and buses, the fare dodgers can actually save money by paying only when caught.
I was referring to the previous reply on Oyster system with card swiping. It's ridiculous to pay 100 CHF in Beijing or HK for not swiping your card when you get off the bus. Sometimes it's a genuine mistake, or a faulty card reader.
Ahh ok quoting 100CHF and using the word "here" didnt give the impresson it was elsewhere. By the way inspectors are not rare here I see them at least 1-2 times a week and sometimes more
I've daily used trams for almost two years now. In all that time I only encountered three or four ticket checks.
I have been inspected 50 to 70% of the 1300 plus times I have used the trains/busses/trams/boats, since being here.
That seems to be a lot....
Of cource the long distance trains (IC, ICN, ICE, TGV, IR, etc.) have always ticket inspectors on board.
My experience of the incidence of ticket inspections has been as follows:
IC/IR etc (long-trip) trains (daily use): ~100% (I can recall only two trips in the last four years where my ticket wasn't inspected)
Zürich S-Bahn trains (daily use): 0%
Zürich trams (very occasional use): 0%
Basel trams (daily use): ~0% (My ticket has been inspected twice in four years)
Lausanne métro (used 4-6x per month): ~20%
The Chur buses have a swipe card system. They are a pre-paid card which you can top up at the main station, or on the buses. Good thing with these, is that if you use the card it's 1.70chf per trip. Each swipe lasts half an hour so if you take 2 buses within that time you only swipe once.
But if you don't have a card and buy a ticket from the driver it's 2.60chf.
Good for me, with the stroller and kids I can't get on at the front doors, so I can get on at the middle and swipe my card there. On the rare occasion I don't have my card with me, have to park the kids/stroller in the middle, then go against the tide to the driver to buy a ticket. PITA.
I've only been checked once, the inspector had a card reader thing and just swiped our cards.
But they are only a Chur buses card, so not valid anywhere else. Would be nice to be integrated...
Oops! Today I forgot to transfer my halbtax card to the pocket of todays jacket. The ticket collector politely asked for my postal code and last name, then calmly checked on his little box thingy, found my address details then issued me with a temporary 10 day card for 5chf. Useful to know that this is how it works.
Happened in Zuerich great