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13% of subway riders and 45% of bus riders don't pay the fare. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/nyc-s-transit-chief-says-fare-evasion-an-exis

by wilg 3y ago

13% of subway riders and 45% of bus riders don't pay the fare. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/nyc-s-transit-chief-says-fare-evasion-an-existential-threat https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/nyc-s-tra... Also, turnstiles are not barbaric, what are you talking about? Also since when is the rule that "the 'best' way has to be free"?

elthran 3y ago
Londoner here - with our fare evasion stats at this link https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-2734-1920 https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-informa... None of the articles I've seen ever seen to address why NYC has such a high rate of fare evasion. Is it just an ingrained "cultural" thing now? You could definitely jump over the TfL barriers if you wanted to, but no one does
- wilg 2y ago
  A very good question! No clue. I do see weirdos on Twitter defending it for dumb reasons, but that can't account for it all.