Paris: the RATP puts a staircase in the wrong direction, it receives a 25 euro fine for its inattention. “I feel like I’ve been extorted”: are bus and metro controllers doing too much? “Especially since the people who come down take the two escalators on the side,” complains Georges, another regular caught red-handed.

Inès: A forbidden meaning that is very little respected A lack of leniency from agents of the public transport authority.