A passenger who puts his two dirty feet on the seat opposite, do you disgust you? In trains, it is liable to a fine. In early January, a student from the UNIL (University of Lausanne) who returned from a day of revisions paid the price. But its version diverges from that of the controller who pinched him between Renens and Vevey (VD).
“My son is 1m97, then when he meets his legs, he touches the bottom of the headquarters opposite,” explains the student’s mother. That day, a controller arrived in the train, he looked at his Swisspass, before stretching a fine of 55 francs, and throwing him: “For the feet!” Without other explanations. My son did not understand. ” The one who sees “nothing disrespectful” in the behavior of her offspring, denounces “an aberration”.
In a report, the controller says that he was raining that day and that “the young man’s dirty shoes were placed in the seat”. The fine given to it includes 25 francs for “violation of use regulations” and 30 francs in processing costs for not having paid the invoice on site. “Except that we never offered to pay directly!” Resumes the student’s mother. And it seems to me that before amending, it is told the passenger to remove his foot and give him a warning. He is not a offender! ”
-In an email, the SBBs confirmed to him “that it is not allowed to put his feet on the seats of the convoys, under penalty of having to pay a tax of 25 francs”, and this without prior warning. Frédéric Revaz, spokesperson, specifies that the regulations have not changed recently and that “this applies to all public transport, according to the rules of the Swisspass Alliance”. The company explains that “such acts require a more frequent replacement of fabrics, causing costs”.
Nevertheless, according to an article published last year on the same subject, it seemed that German -speaking Switzerland was more flexible. “We appreciate the rule according to which what does not bother is allowed,” said another spokesperson, Sabrina Schellenberg. CFFs say they do not keep statistics on the number of fines distributed per year. In the case of the student, they agreed to remove the processing costs. But the pill still does not pass.
