[gurps] Space Transport Costs at TL10

[Knapp]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:25 PM, David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer at gmx.de> wrote:
>>> Trains go through customs too.
>>
>> Depends on local regulations. In Europe, all air passengers
>> must go through security checks, while surface transport is
>> only spot-checked. We can't tell what happens in David's
>> background.
>>
>
> Depends entirely on the particular polity involved.  Most places don't
> much care what moves from one point to another on the planet.  there
> will be security checkpoints for passengers, to make sure they're not
> carrying weapons onto the vehicle.  Cargo will get scanned for bombs
> and the like.  Beyond that, not a whole lot.  If there's more than one
> government on the planet, it might (or might not) be more complicated.
>
> --
> David Scheidt

I worked for US Customs and can say that there is more to it than just
fighting between governments. One really important part of it is
stopping the transportation of pests from one area to another. This is
very important to a lot of people. Examples of this failing in the USA
include, rats, kudzu, dandy lions, starlings, cats, dogs, and a big
bunch of bugs like Japanese beetles, fire ants and tent caterpillars
and a bunch of diseases too. I would think any ecosystem with pockets
of isolation would have this problem.

There could be checks for drugs, weapons, crime and other stuff to
depending on the government.

-- 
Douglas E Knapp

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