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MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders

MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating

I do understand why they did it that way because it’s probably inexpensive for them,” a rider said. “It’s just adding a small piece instead of changing the entire design.”

CBS New York on MSN · 10h

MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders weeks after adding turnstile spikes

The MTA is trying something new to deter fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some subway turnstiles.

Yahoo · 1d

MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more

The MTA is trying a new way to foil fare flouters — sleeves to extend turnstile arms. The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while the MTA continues to seek a source for a more modern fare-control system.

New York Post · 17h

NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars

Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped metal shields to curb the high-priced problem.

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Hartford Courant6d

Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?

The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of ... with proposals to use technology or physical barriers that might make it harder for people ...

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