03-08-2019, 02:58 PM
(03-08-2019, 01:30 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(03-08-2019, 11:22 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: A parking ticket...it's exactly the same, you're evading the fare to use the parking space.
I like that framing. Hadn’t really thought of it that way before.
The only caveat I would have is that in both cases slight overstaying must be penalized much less, or in extreme cases, not at all. There is a fundamental ethical difference between buying parking or a transit fare and staying parked or continuing to ride for 15 minutes after the paid-for time, and just not paying in the first place.
In the case of transit overstaying isn't as much of a problem as overstaying your parking spot.