"The policy is intended to continue to offer customers easy exits while deterring fare evasion by reducing the time that rear doors are open while no one is exiting on local bus routes," MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said in a statement to the New York Post.Īlas, although fare evasion is certainly an issue worth solving and the city's latest effort is a valiant one, New Yorkers took to social media to criticize the new plan. However, as all New Yorkers know, folks trying to skip on the fare hop on the bus as soon as they notice someone getting off the back of it. It's worth noting that, technically, all ticket holders are supposed to enter the bus from the front doors while those exiting may do so from the middle and back of the vehicle. The memo was made public last week alongside the announcement that the MTA is on track to lose $500 million this year alone because of New Yorkers skipping on fares.
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The instructions do not apply to Select Bus Service, which actually requires riders to board from the rear doors.
The MTA has officially asked bus drivers to stop opening center and back doors for passengers in an effort to crack down on rampant fare evasion.
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