Liepāja Residents Invited to Vote on Free Rides: If There's No Money for Tickets, At Least There'll Be Democracy
While Riga is still pondering whether to give discounts to pensioners, Liepāja is already preparing a revolutionary system - free rides for emergency cases.
Sensation in public transport! Liepāja municipality invites residents to express their opinion on the new procedure for granting free rides in 'unforeseen circumstances'. While in Riga people are still trying to understand why a ticket costs more than coffee, our folks are already planning how to ride for free when there are 'extreme weather conditions'.
The most interesting part is that these reliefs are intended for 'major events' and 'emergencies'. Similar to Karosta, where in tsarist times there were secret basement systems, now we'll have a secret free ride system. The only difference - at least nobody asks for public opinion about Karosta's basements.
Local resident Jānis comments: 'Finally someone understood that we need free rides when Liepāja wind is blowing outside! That's extreme weather conditions every day.' Meanwhile in Riga they're still calculating whether to give pensioners a five-cent discount.
Opinions can be expressed until June 25th electronically or in person. The main thing - don't miss the chance to influence history. Because where else in the world can you vote on when to ride for free? Only in Liepāja, where even the tram has existed longer than some European countries.
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