No gates or toll booths to check if you’re “legal.” No tap system. No Paris Metro card that still depends on gates and turnstiles. Instead, they rely on you to play the game.

It’s the same system in Munich — the honor system.

It seemed crazy when I first encountered it, but it actually saves an enormous amount in infrastructure and investment.

It reminded me of the autoroute toll system in Slovenia. It doesn’t exist. No toll booths. No people stuck because they’re in the wrong lane — unlike the Italian system next door.

Instead, you buy a sticker and place it on your windscreen. And that’s it.

Think of the money saved.

Of course, both systems have a policing mechanism, but people generally do the right thing. It eliminates wasted time, toll booths, and unnecessary infrastructure — and, in the process, helps create a more accountable society.