After the death of a bus driver in Elgin – attacked by a 15-year-old – the only appropriate and respectful response was to re-examine free bus travel for under-22s.

But the Scottish Government this week refused to even say if the boy will have his bus pass revoked when he is released from custody.

Free travel was doomed from the start – an idea that did not do well when it encountered reality.

It was obvious it would be abused.

No one has died in Dundee, but we have ample evidence of the problems free travel causes.

No matter what do-gooders claim, only a small minority used their newfound mobility to broaden their minds.

Many more used it to broaden the range of their feral behaviour.

The under-22s travel experiment needs a rethink

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