Fare Jumping
WMATA has reported an increase in the number of fare jumpers, the AP reports. 861 fare evaders were caught by April of this year, compared with 573 by April of last year.
Many people would attribute this to the increase in fares last year. I'd attribute it to more people using SmartCards, because it's incredibly easy to (even accidentally) piggyback on SmartCard use on Metro. When someone with a SmartCard goes through the turnstile, the gates stay open long enough that two people can easily get through. And often, you can walk in behind someone, hit your card on the turnstile, and not realize that it didn't register -- and walk right on through. Just something for Metro to consider about fare jumping (becuase they, obvious, read LFTTR on a daily basis...).
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amg | 04:15 PM |
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As someone who has been blocked in a turnstile and suffered the clamp of the fairgate on his pelvis, I can tell you there's no way people are going to like it if they make the gates close faster. Besides, 861 farejumpers in four months isn't bad for a system with 700,000 daily riders.
That's 861 caught farejumpers. I'd imagine the number is much higher.
Thanks for the great idea. Take that Metro!
