Bobbies may be travelling much more by bus under a scheme being pioneered by police in Hove.
They'll be encouraged to take some of the many buses from Palmeira Square, close to Hove police station, off to their beats.
It should help cut some of the crime and vandalism which have bedevilled many bus drivers, particularly at the isolated ends of their routes.
And passengers who plead they're short of change for their fares may be tempted to pay up when they find there are already a few coppers on the bus.
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