tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post4587586498837673617..comments2022-04-01T10:14:51.431-05:00Comments on Charlie on the MBTA: Is fare evasion with the new gates easier?Fenwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189319014559150813noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-52319443564139171562007-01-09T08:21:00.000-05:002007-01-09T08:21:00.000-05:00My thoughts on the new gates are this, the T went ...My thoughts on the new gates are this, the T went to great expense to replace a century plus proven system because they believe the majority of their customers are thieves. <br />They then proceeded to implement the new system so badly that they encouraged many riders to become thieves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-75150534288283273092007-01-08T16:26:00.000-05:002007-01-08T16:26:00.000-05:00I don't know that its more obvious. Have you hear...I don't know that its more obvious. Have you heard the number of times the alarms on the gates go off? Slow people, card mis-reads, and people exiting too closely behind the person in from of them causes the gates to make the same sound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-56860909720787332102007-01-08T16:15:00.000-05:002007-01-08T16:15:00.000-05:00Fare evasion may be easier, but it's also more obv...Fare evasion may be easier, but it's also more obvious. If more people would be aware of tricks like this (and possibly straight-arm the "tailgater" back behind the closing gate), maybe fewer people would try this trick in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-43835319123463458732007-01-08T16:07:00.000-05:002007-01-08T16:07:00.000-05:00Fare evasion is a lot easier, but the penalities a...Fare evasion is a lot easier, but the penalities are harder and I see more CSAs in the stations making sure people don't. I've seen a couple people spottted/heard (w/ the alarm) doing it and they were fined, but I also saw a group of 60 or so people get through on one fare at one of the less used stations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-72699995802943020732007-01-08T15:29:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:29:00.000-05:00The new gates here in Boston are similar to those ...The new gates here in Boston are similar to those in use in Paris. Fare evasion using the "crowd in behind paying passenger" method is fairly common there.<br /><br />Paris pickpockets have been known to use this method to dip rear trouser pockets while evading the fare.r_nesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143536057096728711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-72056184813463416492007-01-08T14:43:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:43:00.000-05:00I'm not sure if it's easier or more common to evad...I'm not sure if it's easier or more common to evade fares now but it's certainly more obvious. There used to be a move you could do with the old turnstiles where u pull it slightly towards you and then go forward and you would be able to get through. If you were good at it no one would even be able to tell what you did. A lot of people used to do it but it was much harder to notice then someone walking through the gate and setting off alarms.Dani B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12600404109229720080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-57436140069383917292007-01-08T14:16:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:16:00.000-05:00It's also very easy to stand on the paid side of t...It's also very easy to stand on the paid side of the gate, causing it to stay open while people walk in from the unpaid side. This makes a buzzing noise, but nobody seems to care about that.Ron Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482820181807248794noreply@blogger.com