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Chicago woman boarded a bus with bags and was flagged for fare evasion: ‘Now I’m really not paying’
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Recommended VideosThe video begins with the creator zooming in on the bus entrance, and the text on the screen reads, “Bus drivers be so quick to press that fare evasion button.”
She claims the driver hit the fare evasion alarm immediately, which prompted her to respond with, “Now I’m really not paying.”
There is a lot of focus on fare evasion right now, and some areas are taking aggressive steps to combat it.
For example, the Cook County sheriff has dedicated a special CTA police force for public transit.
One of the first issues these officers identified when they started their work was the prevalence of fare evasion.