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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Oct 28 21:17:38 2018, in response to Re: Tour of East Side Abscess New LIRR Terminal Taking Shape Beneath Grand Central Terminal, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Oct 28 19:46:02 2018. PoP is a terrible idea for NY area railroads. PoP might work on various light rails and SBS because the fare is under $3. A standard adult can't go anywhere for under $3 on MTA Railroads, so the fare evasion incentive is much higher.I also disagree with PoP because it will be impossible to enforce. The best method of enforcement is a crippling fine (e.g. higher than the highest monthly pass rate) that makes any amount of evasion a ludicrous idea. Problem is, liberals will whine about profiling or unequal enforcement because those constantly caught without tickets will typically be poor. They will whine that the poor can't afford said crippling fine (ignoring that they shouldn't have taken the train they couldn't afford in the first place). Turnstiles are nice and impartial. They do not care who you are, what you're dressed like, what your extenuating circumstances are, or what you identify as. They care only about two things: does the entity attempting to pass through have the fare for the shortest possible distance on their card (when entering) and does said entity have the fare for the distance travelled (when exiting). Someone caught hopping over the turnstile cannot claim ignorance of the rules to try and get a free pass from the constabulary. Hell since someone would have to hop the turnstile at both ends, a police presence at the destination would force a fare beater who got past the entry turnstile into one of those "maximum possible fare" scenarios to get out (I, uh, lost my card). |
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