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lit: As someone who takes the bus daily, most people pay before going on the bus. Are their cheaters? Yes, but most people do pay the proper fare.
To answer your points:
You can give a countless number of excuses. Also I don’t think they can just stop dozens of people getting off a bus.
**** I have seen this at the Junction in Flatbush (15 – 20 people exiting the bus) and yes they stop everyone and ask for their ticket. Most of these inspectors are MTA police and can issue you a summons for trying to avoid them.****
Why would anyone stop and have their time wasted once they are off a bus?
**** It takes between 5 – 10 seconds to be asked for your ticket and hand it to them. Hardly an inconvenience.*****
Besides unless they have inspectors on board to check every individual who boards the bus, many people can get away without paying.
****2 or 3 inspectors board the bus and ask to see the tickets. If you don’t have one they escort you off the bus.****
Also can they give you a fine if you didn’t have time to wait for the receipt because you ran on to the bus a second before it closed the doors?
****Yes****
Or if you misplaced the ticket?
****If you paid with a Metrocard, you can ask for a history of its use and prove you paid.****
Or you paid and didn’t know to take a ticket?
****The machine tells you to take your ticket.”***
What if you don’t give them your info, are they able to arrest you on the bus?
****I dont know about an arrest since it is a misdemeanor. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION SECOND DEGREE (A Misdemeanor) PENAL LAW 195.05****
Since this system was started in the Bronx in 2008, why are you first questioning it now. I live in Flatbush and my daughter works in Williamsburg. The SBS saves 20 – 30 minutes over the local buses.