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Re: fare checking, not free buses

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According to hounslow3  <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk>:
>On 29/06/2026 02:59, John Levine wrote:
>> According to Popping Mad  <rainbow@colition.gov>:
>>> Fare evasion: MTA honcho says pilot of ‘European’ enforcement model
>>> still focused on Select Bus Service
>>> Ethan Stark-Miller
>>> 4–5 minutes
>>>
>>> A top MTA official said on Wednesday that the agency has shifted in its
>>> approach to piloting a new “European model” for enforcing against bus
>>> fare evasion — now testing devices to validate electronic payments
>>> mostly on select bus service (SBS) rather than local bus routes. ...
>> 
>> This is how fares are checked on transit systems most places in the world.
>> 
>> I've had fares checked on buses or trams in places including San Francisco, Geneva,
>> Lisbon, Prague, and Seville.  It works fine if they do it often enough, and it 
>> lets the driver stick to the job of driving.
>> 
>POP

For people not familiar with it, that's Proof Of Payment.
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free buses Popping Mad <rainbow@colition.gov> - 2026-06-28 21:54 -0400
  Re: fare checking, not free buses John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-06-29 01:59 +0000
    Re: fare checking, not free buses hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-29 14:57 +0100
      Re: fare checking, not free buses John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-06-29 16:52 +0000
        Re: fare checking, not free buses hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-29 19:56 +0100

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