Comments on: Fare Evasion Citations Up 50% Last Quarter http://www.rescuemuni.org/2009/01/07/fare-evasion-citations-up-50-last-quarter/ A transit riders' association for San Francisco Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew http://www.rescuemuni.org/2009/01/07/fare-evasion-citations-up-50-last-quarter/#comment-2899 Andrew Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:22:35 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2009/01/07/fare-evasion-citations-up-50-last-quarter/#comment-2899 That's an interesting point from the Weekly. My understanding from other POP systems is that the deterrent is the main point - by making it clear that you may be cited if you don't pay, you're more likely to pay. For this to really work on the buses in SF, however, the POP cops need to actually ride the buses, and CITE the guys getting on the back doors without paying. Anecdotally POP enforcement is much less common on the buses than on the trains or in the stations. That’s an interesting point from the Weekly. My understanding from other POP systems is that the deterrent is the main point – by making it clear that you may be cited if you don’t pay, you’re more likely to pay.

For this to really work on the buses in SF, however, the POP cops need to actually ride the buses, and CITE the guys getting on the back doors without paying. Anecdotally POP enforcement is much less common on the buses than on the trains or in the stations.

]]> By: mattymatt http://www.rescuemuni.org/2009/01/07/fare-evasion-citations-up-50-last-quarter/#comment-2898 mattymatt Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:41:20 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2009/01/07/fare-evasion-citations-up-50-last-quarter/#comment-2898 SF Weekly has an excellent response -- <a href="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/01/muni_apparently_losing_million.php" rel="nofollow">Is Muni Losing Millions on its Fare-Evasion Program?</a> SF Weekly has an excellent response — Is Muni Losing Millions on its Fare-Evasion Program?

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