Anyone who abuses this privilege will have it taken away, and will have to earn that right back.’

Teenagers found guilty of a serious breach of the new behaviour code will lose their travel passes, and will have to carry out unpaid community work to have them restored.

Mr Johnson is also introducing a ‘two strikes and you’re out’ policy to deal with repeat offenders, under which those committing a second serious breach of the code will lose their travel rights permanently.

The move follows an earlier initiative of Mr Johnson’s that banned the consumption of alcohol on public transport in the capital, which is credited with helping to drive down crime rates on buses and trains.

(Read by Emily Cheng. Emily Cheng is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

双语资讯

(Agencies)

英国伦敦近日出台新规，要求青少年乘坐公共交通时主动给老人让座，否则会失去免费乘坐公交车的待遇。

伦敦市长鲍里斯•约翰逊将于今日公布这一计划，促使青少年签署“文明宣言”，承诺在伦敦出行时讲文明讲礼貌。

宣言包括三点内容：给老年人、孕妇和残疾人让座；不使用攻击性或威胁性语言；礼貌对待乘客与乘务人员。

不愿签署宣言或因行为不当被抓“现行”的青少年，将被没收免费乘车卡。

这是约翰逊竞选连任计划的重要组成部分，将首先涉及伦敦大约40万名11岁至15岁的青少年，这些青少年享有免费乘车卡，但英国保守党消息人士认为，这一举措也许可以推向全国。

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