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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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 ...
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 ...
Here's why some people still evade public transport fares—even when they're 50 cents
Public transport in Queensland now costs just 50 cents. Yet in the first six months of the trial, it's been revealed that ...
MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more
The MTA is trying a new way to foil fare flouters — sleeves to extend turnstile arms. The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while the MTA ...
Fare or unfair? When it come to fare enforcement in Charlotte, it depends what you ride
If you want to ride the bus in Charlotte, you’ll have to pay when you get on -- but the same can’t be said for the city’s ...
Khan: Increased penalty fines are 'effective deterrent' and reducing Tube fare dodging
Sir Sadiq Khan has hailed the impact of increased penalty fines for fare dodging, saying that the measure is working as an ...
Rail company recovers £1m in unpaid fares
More than £1m was recovered from fare-dodgers by a rail operator in 2024. Chiltern Railways said it had reported 8,064 ...
Times of San Diego14d
No More Free Rides – MTS to Begin Issuing Citations for Fare Evasion
The effort to crack down on fare evasion differs from the previous system, in which MTS Security could offer someone caught without a fare the chance to buy or validate one. The change is system ...
Crain's New York14d
MTA wants prosecutors to bring the hammer down on fare evaders
The MTA has said that fare evasion cost the authority more than $600 million in 2023, and a frustrated Lieber said he wants people with a record of persistent fare-dodging to be held accountable ...
Sydney Morning Herald15d
I’ve declared war on fare dodgers. It’s one of my six signs of ageing
However much you think fare evasion happens on public buses, double it. And double it again, because as an older person, you might have forgotten the first time. This week the Herald’s Matt O ...