Joe Jacques that’s logical. Someone has to pay.

Bart ridership drops 90 percent... BART: 10% just can quit. Raise it up up UP!

correct. people who do not pay are stupid creeps & losers. it will never stop. not enough police officers.

@@jay1970 2

as if that will do something lol

I'm in the wrong business.

He probably uses Bart. lol

Yeap.

Every Car is dirty, crowded, and always delayed. I understand

DC too, if they only could crack down, fares would stay the same and it would be a better system to ride on.

Jacob Wang Then they wonder why people are evading fares.

@@brentduanefoster Very cheap considering the gas prices in SF is expensive AF.

@@sidneyboo9704 no, both are expensive

Criminalizing the poor!! As if every poor person who hops a ride, is STEALING 5 bucks. As unforgiving rent hikes have pushed many out of their housing, Bart is nickel and diming the poorest to death. Look over there, that poor person stole a piece of bread!! Get him! Public transportation should be free, we should not have handed our ecosystem over to the auto and fossil fuel industry... but get those poor kids, they just stole an apple off the cart!!

@@doctorbigsmiles it has to come from somewhere so lets get on with the wealth tax already - I feel like disinvestment in public transportation is a symptom of a larger issue - US empire is crumbling literally...

Limousine liberals are always *shocked*. They live in a bubble.

Exactly....

They better be built by Bugatti.

@@matthewgroza lol

Craig Cuthbert Unions.

IKR... that's insane...

Then the security guards will be called racists and Bart will get sued.

@@Notekins The fare evaders are all races, so why do you think that?

@@SwolHumanist I understand the fare evaders are all races, but the media and politicians like to criticize only the cases that benefit their agenda.

That would cost even more money

@@SwolHumanist mainly black and hispanic

Anthony Villanueva there is no need for arrest...

@@MiguelAnderson Theft of services is a crime. The fare evaders refuse to pay the fines, so perhaps arrests will work.

misskingstonjamcutie Is it really worth calling 911 whenever someone doesn’t pay $2? The thing is everyone does it. There’s not enough officers or time to arrest anyone who does it.

Bart recently has had officers stationed at every station and less people have been hopping. It's almost like using officers actually works 🤷🏽‍♂️

@@tyy2387 No one said anything about calling 911. Its not an emergency. The point is that transit systems that suffer from pervasive fare evasion should have police officers stationed in the buses or train stations. I live in NYC and fare evasion is rampant and only getting worse, especially on the fucking buses. 20% of bus riders do not pay! I have sat on a bus and seen 20 people sneak on at the back of the bus and thats just at one stop. It is fucking disgusting and infuriating for honest hard working citizens like myself who always pay. The NYC MTA has just raised the fare again to make up for a deficit but they seem to be doing nothing at all about the 20% of riders who evade the fare, which accounts for a $250 million loss annually. Are you suggesting that the MTA should turn a bling eye to this and push the cost off onto the honest citizens so that the low life losers can ride for free every damn day? Saying that there's not enough officers to arrest everyone everytime is not a viable argument because the point is not to get everyone every time. The point is to place enough officers in the locations where people evade the most to send a clear message that the shit will not be tolerated. It is a matter of deterrence. This isn't North Korea, so Transit systems operate on an honor system, meaning they rely on people being honest and paying their fare share for the transit service they receive, THe problem is that nowadays very many people lack integrity and accountability and want shit for free. So when it becomes obvious that people are not going to regulate themselves and do the right thing, then everyone has to suffer and police have to be present. Perhaps you drive so you don't quite understand or care about how pervasive fare evasion affects transit riders, but how would you like it if people were allowed to steal gas and that resulted in the gas prices constantly being raised? Oh and everyone doesn't evade the fare, you idiot. Most people have enough pride and integrity to not try to beg or mooch off of society, so guess what, they fucking pay their way in life. So they pay their housing costs, their food expenses, their bills and their fucking transit expenses. It's a simple part of being a fucking adult. The fact that you think everyone evades fare just tells me that you are one of the losers that seek to get shit in life for free. Grow tf up and take care of your own shit! Nobody fucking owes you anything!

You mean the ones you can push right through?

@@haha20121000 lol

What should piss you off is the government charging you twice for public transportation

That is a real ticker. Even fare evaders can be annoying.

Taller and more secure Fare gates work better

​@Hentai Sensei just like mta subway new fare gates.

Ha! Lol good catch

What did he say?

@@sanna8300someone said "f*ck it"

lol

Exactly. People who do the right thing by paying get shafted.

If you're rich and cheap then just don't ride BART if you don't like the price. If you're poor, then there are discounts which are easy to get. Yes, it's messed up that some people instead choose to essentially steal from a pot of money that we are all collectively paying into!

As it should be for public services lol

Matthew Groza - how else are they suppose to get their lunch ? Lol

The BART police probably patrol rapid transit stations and bus routes. In case an emergency should occur in a bus, the police can drive to the area and meet the bus. It is the same kind of patrol that is done in District of Columbia WMATA.

That is similar to New York City Transit with the difference of the fine as $200.

The security guards will be called racists by the media and Bart will get sued.

@@Notekins That is the Most Ridiculous statement ever..it would help reduce crime & drug possession there at the station, would you still agree to call them racist if they put in full body metal scanners like they have at the airport? There would be blacks & whites & mexicans or asians that would be security guards there because that's the common race in the bay area but only if they have security experience or hold a security guard card.

The reason you never see the Bart cops is they're too busy driving around the city streets, giving out traffic tickets.

Im from england, they only do that if u pay for the wrong card or openly fare evade, and they dont monitor u all the time, its very easy to get away with a crime like this lol

I would suggest that more police be added to the Bay Area Rapid Transportation police force. Security guards would get "walked over" by the riding public.

ShinTzaddi Amen 🙏 you said it right!!! Man this world is sinking fast bro.

BINGO!!

It cost a lot to build ; the fares should help pay for itself in the long run . It will also self sustain itself by funding repairs . Making it free will only make it worse on tax payers. People not paying fares is making it worse. Before you ask why do we need rail transportation; we are running out of space in the highways , cities, and parking lots . These are efforts help alíviate congestion caused by over population.

@@oluhamilton2121 Also, the fares can be put forth for routine maintenance of buses, rail cars, stations, tracks, and other rapid transit equipment and buildings.

@@geraldtlecomoctli4282Your comment is a valid point that should be well-taken.

Damn. That's a one station trip for Bart lol.

That New York City Transit fare is actually a flat rate. Some rapid transit systems like BART and the Washington Metro base fares according to miles travelled. That is why passengers pay upon entering the fare controls and exiting train stations. At least, paying the fare required by the carrier is better than stealing a ride.

If everybody in mass decides to fare evade to make a point, BART when then be forced to do something.