NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars
Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped ...
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MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t seem to thwart many fare evaders at station
station to help stop fare evasion.Photo by Dean Moses[/caption ... could possibly hurt people with its spiked edging. "It's a good attempt, but I don’t think it is going to stop it," Yolanda ...
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MTA installs turnstile metal shields at NYC subway station to combat fare evasion
Just weeks after installing so-called "subway spikes" on certain turnstiles at one New York City station, the MTA is trying ...
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Here's why some people still evade public transport fares—even when they're 50 cents
Across the country, fare evasion drains millions from state public transport budgets. In New South Wales, for example ... community engagement can be as effective as increasing inspections.
Fare dodging: London's transport blight
Between April 2023 and March 2024, fare evasion across the TfL network stood at an estimated 3.8% of all journeys, said the ...
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NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars
When asked if the new barriers were effective, rider Tina Williams ... The MTA launched an anti-fare evasion campaign after the agency lost more than $700 million to the problem in 2023 ...