Payment for a Nightmare Ride
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Question
I traveled on a bus where the driver yelled at the passengers, and the bus stopped and continued every moment. In the end, the driver made it worse by shouting at the passengers that he would make them the seventh of October, which caused great panic among the passengers, and everyone screamed... The question is, do you have to pay for such a crazy ride?
Answer
Hello
It is necessary to check if by law you need to pay for such a ride.
Anyone who boards a public bus is obligated to pay the company as much as the law allows it to charge, and this obligates the passenger as a condition between him and the operating company.
Indeed, if you have not yet paid for the ride, According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita, there is no obligation to pay.
The reason is, that one who did not pay during the ride, although he violated the prohibition of theft by using the bus without permission, is not obligated to pay retroactively for the ride, since the license of the Ministry of Transport does not allow the company to charge for previous rides.