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| Re: Fighting the DOT S(BS) on Woodhaven Blvd (317280) | |||
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Re: Fighting the DOT S(BS) on Woodhaven Blvd |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Aug 16 13:41:54 2016, in response to Re: Fighting the DOT S(BS) on Woodhaven Blvd, posted by R30A on Mon Aug 15 23:07:13 2016. Passengers are not complaining about a functionally free ride.They are complaining about the risk of getting a $150 summons through no fault of their own, then having to lose a day's pay to fight the fine. Again there are numerous documented cases of this occurring. There was also the inconvenience of having to get off at the next stop with packages in order to pay your fare. There were so many complaints that the policy was changed. Now the MTA is asking you to pay when you get off instead because supposedly fare inspectors have a list of broken machines that they can check before they issue you a summons when you tell them the stop you get on. Of course there is still the risk that their list is incomplete and you still will receive a summons. People have been told to pay at the next stop and inspectors have gotten on before and given summonses before people had the opportunity to pay. That is why a "free ride" is not the only issue here. |
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