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randomnessFrom http://charlieonthembta.blogspot.com/2007/01/is-fare-evasion-with-new-gates-easier.html:
"Its pretty simple really, the offender just follows you real closely through the gate."
This is the same method I've seen in Paris. "Often people sneak in for free behind someone who has paid."*
I've been warned that pickpockets in Paris will crowd in behind you and try to dip your back trouser pocket at the same time. It's probably just a matter of time before the pickpockets in Boston figure that one out, if they haven't already.
*http://www.paris-anglo.com/dedent/dedent.php?request=guide/ask/transportation/191.php
[Edit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danslemetro/89871748/ shows a typical Paris metro fare gate.]
"Its pretty simple really, the offender just follows you real closely through the gate."
This is the same method I've seen in Paris. "Often people sneak in for free behind someone who has paid."*
I've been warned that pickpockets in Paris will crowd in behind you and try to dip your back trouser pocket at the same time. It's probably just a matter of time before the pickpockets in Boston figure that one out, if they haven't already.
*http://www.paris-anglo.com/dedent/dedent.php?request=guide/ask/transportation/191.php
[Edit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danslemetro/89871748/ shows a typical Paris metro fare gate.]
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Date: 2007-01-09 05:22 am (UTC)While I never saw one in Paris, my experience in Germany is that I tended to see fare controllers fairly often. Always had a valid ticket, too.
The nastiest controller I ever ran into was in Budapest. While he was extremely efficient and quick with me--I was carrying a day pass--he really hassled some other guy after me; really got in his face and everything.