MBTA passengers frustrated by number of fare evaders
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- An MBTA spokesperson said ambassadors were deployed to Back Bay station this week to discourage fare evasion, and there are bigger plans. WBZ-TV's Christina Hager reports.
As a musician who has played at Back Bay Station on some occasions, this is very common to see and hear whenever your on the Orange Line platform. I've heard those things go off time and time again in the middle of my performances. One time, it went off a total of three or four times in just one song I was singing.
I see homeless and teens going through the gate without paying..It usually the gate with no mbta worker staying by..
No consequences, no issue.
Imagine spending millions of money just to make Plastic Door Fares that buzzes you with sound. but gets easily countered by squeezing in or waiting someone to pay
The problem is there is no law against it. It’s against MBTA policy, but not the law.
In Holland there are plainclothes security who board, check tickets, and give fines on the spot that you have to pay before you can leave the tram...
if you can't afford to pay a fare.. then you should get a job to be in public transportation. i give no excuses.
Or just get their drivers licenses and drive an vehicle.
Some are makers, some are takers.
*Many are **_both._*
I've seen people follow other people real close so they both walk through the gates without the alarm sounding. I always hear the alarm sounding off at Aquarium, Science Park, State Street and Orient Heights(before the BL was free). Purchasing a ticket before getting on at Union Sq is convenient, but quite a few people just walk right by the machine and nobody checks to make sure they purchased their fare. On the commuter rail, quite often the conductors don't even collect the fares. Some trains are short staffed, so by time the conductor gets to us, the train has passed 3-4 stations and people say to the conductor they got on in Framingham, when they really got on in Westborough. Wake up MBTA, we're sick and tired of paying when others are free loading. Don't bother raising prices, start making sure people are paying their fares!
I was on 57 bus yesterday Kenmore to Allston---was sitting near driver--counted 8 times passengers didn't have enough money on their cards and driver let them on. Happens a lot. Or B/C trains on street open all the doors and let people in. Also, fare boxes often not working.
Wait the 57 bus
I'm not frustrated bc the t is not delivering a fair service to even pay the fare 😅
If I have no money but have places to be I’d skip the fare too. If I have money then I’ll pay. Some people just don’t have money at the moment.
The MBTA should be free!
But then how do they pay the employees? How do they keep the trains up-to-date? How would they keep the tracks from deteriorating
Maybe they should fix the damn ticket readers. I’ve had to jump over a bunch of times because the damn Charlie card readers are jammed full of paper/trash or won’t read the card, even though there’s plenty on it.
This has happened to me a number of times.
@@JaredFleischer That's why he never returned and his fate is still unlearned.
I had someone piggyback on me the other day. The MBTA needs to go back to the turnstile system they were using BEFORE…
I'm always vigilant, and do not allow that, nor the jackrabbit entry as I am exiting. If I see someone lurking, I move to a different gate.
You should pay according to your income level, send in a tax return and/or paystub and they will give you a card that corresponds to it that simple.
Sounds good to me
Last February, we paid $90 but were able to ride the shuttle buses instead of the green line, resulting in many people getting a free ride.
Just pay already 😡😠😱
3$ for what?
If you don’t want to pay WALK! How can that guy say some people just do have it but the people may have a box of new sneakers or something else in their hands
fare guarding securities are really underpaid, so they sit and idle waiting for salary
squeeze in, wait someone to open
buzz sound cannot stop you
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Well said.
Great line from the movie Platoon "Free your Mind, you Ass will follow"
Gotta love the bs..
They need to myob. They are actually paying higher insurance, so people can live comfortably on the coast. After, their seventh bailout, deny one access to right of way. As they pay less then one percent in property taxes. They make it,just living,and charge you.
Omg, that guy in the red hoodie is one of the biggest losers i have ever seen...🙄🙄
Yeah I’ve had people walk behind me (they don’t even ask), use clothes to open the sensor from the other side, jump over them, etc. There needs to be more security In abundance. I take the red line to get to my university and a lot of the stops don’t have enough. Same with the green line, a lot of stops have limited to no security. I wonder in the future if they’ll make some of the trains free like they did with some of the busses.
Kind of tough on a lot of people with inflation. The price of everything is going up including food, clothing, child care, healthcare, gas, interest rates on loans. We are all feeling the pinch. That’s why people are cutting corners in certain areas including paying the fare.
@@redsox1935Yeah I understand. Everything is so expensive nowadays it’s hard to even live. I don’t mind people taking shortcuts, as long as it’s done appropriately. I’d rather have a stranger just ask first before invading my personal space, squeezing through the gates for a free ride lol.
And when all doors open in a vehicle is bc is either late or is to many people boarding so 2 can play that game
they do this in front of MBTA employees and police....all are a joke .
It’s because there’s no law against it
Not going to pay to die
self paying the "reparations"
who would wanna pay for a service that has so many slow zones and delays?
If you cant afford 2.70 then u got bigger problems and these folks just dont want to pay. I bet they got money for cigos and other nonsense u dont need
The problem is we already pay them for public transportation in our taxes it should be free and we should sue our local govt not helping provide free transportation to keep our houses homes and our economy booming
Thats not fare, pay your fare share its only Fare
that was lame asf 😭
The T.. lol. ok now.
based
People suck !!!!!!!!
Nah, make the fine $500 minimum!
Stop raising the prices then