MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating
I do understand why they did it that way because it’s probably inexpensive for them,” a rider said. “It’s just adding a small ...
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NYC fare evader vaults over MTA’s new turnstile spikes at subway station less than 36 hours after installation: ‘Don’t give a f–k’
An outraged NYC stranger wasted no time outsmarting the MTA as he hopped over a subway turnstile while showing ... and a waste of money. “I see fare evasion all the time. People will find ...
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MTA grasps at solution after ‘hack’ against heavily-mocked subway fare gates goes viral
The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority defended its much-mocked new subway gates and emergency-exit timers as the authority estimates losing $690 million to fare jumpers.
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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Fare evasion down on MTA systems during past six months
From June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion went down 26 percent and bus evasion went down 9.1 percent after ...
MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders weeks after adding turnstile spikes
The MTA is trying something new to deter fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some subway turnstiles.
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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 another new feature in an attempt to deter fare beaters.
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Will MTA’s new shields prevent fare evasion?
The MTA has installed crescent-shaped metal shields to some subway turnstiles adding a few inches of height to the fare gate. Will it be enough to stop people from jumping over them? FOX 5 NY's Teresa ...
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MTA’s latest ‘solution’ to $800M fare evasion scourge turns into train wreck as flood of NYC subway riders vault over turnstile spikes
A flood of turnstile jumpers skipped the fare at a ... and had still not gotten a response as of Friday afternoon. Fare evasion cost the MTA roughly $700 million in 2022 — including $315 million ...
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I’ve declared war on fare dodgers. It’s one of my six signs of ageing
However much you think fare evasion ... the amount of fare evasion on buses and on trains and ferries. This is patent nonsense. Trains and ferries have electronic turnstiles that stop all but ...
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Fare dodger told to pay £12,000 after skipping barriers 736 times
Fare dodging costs the rail industry about £240million a year (Picture: Getty Images) A railway line has recovered £12,000 from a fare dodger who offended nearly 750 times. Chiltern Railways ...
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MTS begins crackdown on fare evasion, will issue citations immediately
part of an effort to crack down on fare evasion. This differs from the previous system, in which MTS Security officers could offer someone caught without a valid fare the chance to buy a fare or ...