ray@lemmy.ml to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoCould MTA's fight against fare beating force passengers to prove they paid?gothamist.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10cross-posted to: trains@lemmy.mlnyc@lemmy.ml
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkCould MTA's fight against fare beating force passengers to prove they paid?gothamist.comray@lemmy.ml to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: trains@lemmy.mlnyc@lemmy.ml
minus-squarewtypstanaccount04 [he/him]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoThis is called “proof of payment” and it is used on transit systems all over the world.
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI wonder why this doesn’t appear to be implemented on the New York subway system.
minus-squarewtypstanaccount04 [he/him]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoBecause proof of payment is much easier to fare-dodge.
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoMuch easier than what?
This is called “proof of payment” and it is used on transit systems all over the world.
I wonder why this doesn’t appear to be implemented on the New York subway system.
Because proof of payment is much easier to fare-dodge.
Much easier than what?