New York City bus drivers are being reminded not to open rear and center doors on their vehicles as part of an effort to curb fare beating, which the MTA says has become an epidemic.
Subway crime remains a concern after statistics show a surge in incidents. Eyewitness News reporter Candace McCowan has more.
"I think that everybody who needs to get where they need to go should have enough responsibility and enough respect for themselves to be able to pay for their fare," he said.Riders are supposed to enter through the front door, where the fare is paid. Instead, many wait until someone exits through the rear doors, then they pile on.
At times Monday on the B35, Eyewitness News reporter NJ Burkett saw more people entering through the rear of the bus than they did through the front. The driver can activate the rear door using a switch, but the MTA issued the directive ordering drivers to avoid opening the rear door as means to prevent people from boarding that way.
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