Why NYC bus riders don’t pay their fares

This is the headline of an article published Aug. 26 in the New York Times: “Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders Fail to Pay.” The article begins: “Every weekday in New York City, close to one million bus riders -- roughly one out of every two passengers -- board without paying.“Fare evasion has led to startling financial losses for the M.T.A. (Metropolitan T...

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