Fare evasion

The term fare avoidance is sometimes used as a euphemistic synonym[2] and sometimes used to refer to the lawful use of much cheaper tickets.

In most countries passengers board a bus from any door, validate their tickets at machines and have no contact with the driver, thus increasing the potential for fare evasion.

[4] Fare dodgers may engage in this practice if it is very hard or impossible to hide from ticket inspectors inside a vehicle.

[citation needed] As of 2006,[update] panic bars on emergency exit doors were approved for installation in all stations of the New York City Subway.

Transit systems which use honor systems under normal circumstances may employ staff to collect fares at times and places where heavy use can be expected—for example, at stations serving a stadium after the conclusion of a major sporting event.

[7] The MBTA apprehended vandals damaging AFC equipment while evading, and published the video footage.

[8] In December 2018, the Council of the District of Columbia voted to decriminalize fare evasion.

Prior to decriminalization, over 90% of citations and summons for fare evasion were issued to African Americans.