This article on fare evasion is 5 years old; afaik most of the methods of evading fares mentioned are still rampant:https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/07/25/mbta-aims-crack-down-fare-evaders-but-sluggish-fare-gates-beckon-scofflaws/ySUJ4ZFylZaSgS8k2rOJsK/story.html …
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Replying to @380kmh
Methods include: taking advantage of open gate that a paying or exiting customer just passed through, holding gates open for other people...
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...sneaking in the unmanned doors on the Green Line during rush hour, walking through broken gates that are stuck in the open position...
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...and the only one I've been repeatedly guilty of: simply using commuter rail w/o criminal intent when it's too busy to collect all fares
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Ya, read that again: when the commuter rail is being used anywhere near its capacity, it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to collect all fares
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Bit of a discouragement to raising ridership, don't you think? This is why commuter rail stations must have proper fare gates!
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You know how I think it's actually going to be solved? Cheap abundant cameras and facial recognition.
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quite likely tbh but not ideal
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Replying to @380kmh
Certainly not for privacy. But it will be (within 2 years I bet) an easy technological fix management can slap on.
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