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((weasel|date=June 2013))
[[File:Turnstile jumping in Moscow Metro (1).jpg|thumb|Turnstile jumping in the Moscow Metro]]
'''Fare evasion''' or '''fare dodging'''<ref>[https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fare+evasion%2Cfare+dodging&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cfare%20evasion%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cfare%20dodging%3B%2Cc0 Ngram Viewer]</ref> is the act of travel without payment on public transit. When considered problematic, it is mitigated by revenue protection officers and ticket barriers, staffed or automatic, are in place to ensure only those with valid tickets may access the transport. The term '''fare avoidance''' is sometimes used as a euphemistic synonym<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cpVP8C_-hEAC Light Transit Systems], p.162</ref> and sometimes used to refer to the [[fare avoidance|lawful use of much cheaper tickets]].

Fare [[evasion (law)|evasion]] and fare [[fraud]] may or may not be a crime, depending on jurisdiction.

==Methods==
=== On stations ===
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2023))
[[File:Stowaways climbing over fence.jpg|thumb|Climbing over fence of a commuter train station in Moscow, [[Russia]].]]
One method of fare evasion is jumping or climbing over the [[turnstile]]s which bar the entryway into a [[Rapid transit|subway]] system; hence the term, "turnstile jumping". Fare-dodgers also can walk right behind a passenger with a valid ticket before closing of some types of ticket barrier gates (this is  called [[piggybacking (security)|tailgating]]). Other methods include adults traveling on children's tickets, or using discounted tickets or free passes that the passenger is not entitled to. They also can purchase valid tickets for shorter journeys in order to get through the entry and exit barriers at a lower price than their actual journey, or board a vehicle with just a [[platform ticket]] (called "doughnutting", as the ticket coverage looks like a [[doughnut]] on the [[Tube map]]).

=== On vehicles ===
[[File:Stowaways running, Zheleznodorozhnaya station.jpg|thumb|right|Fare-dodgers are running from ticket inspectors to the cars that they already checked in [[Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station]], Balashikha, Russia.]]
On vehicles fare-dodgers usually try to avoid ticket inspectors or conductors. On commuter trains with a sufficient number of passenger coaches one of the most common methods is walking away from ticket inspectors to other coaches and running on the platform in the opposite direction to the coaches that ticket inspectors already passed. On short commuter trains or especially intercity and long-distance passenger trains fare-dodgers can hide from ticket inspectors in toilets, luggage compartments, staff rooms and other utility chambers inside the train.((cn|date=November 2023))

Another issue occurs on the [[bus]] or [[tram]]; passengers either bypass the [[bus driver]] or enter through the rear door of the vehicle. If a bus or tram has a turnstile installed in it, fare-dodgers can jump over or crawl under the turnstile. In most countries passengers board a bus from any door, validate their tickets at machines and have no contact with the driver, thus increasing the potential for fare evasion.((cn|date=November 2023))

A dangerous method of fare evasion is the riding on exterior parts of a vehicle (on a rooftops, rear parts, between cars, [[skitching]], or underneath a vehicle), also known as a "vehicle surfing" ([[train surfing]], [[car surfing]]). Another method is hiding inside the utility cells under a railway car.<ref>((cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1472136.stm|title=Police find Eurostar stowaways|work=BBC News|date=3 August 2001|access-date=26 April 2009))</ref> Fare dodgers can practice this type of travelling if it is very hard or impossible to hide from ticket inspectors inside a vehicle. 
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
File:KRL train surfing 5.jpg|A crowded [[KRL Jabotabek]] train with passengers riding on the outside in Jakarta, Indonesia
File:EVS2 Sapsan - Moscow-Bologoye (ride between coaches).webm|Riding between coaches of a high-speed [[Siemens Velaro]] train "[[Sapsan]]" in [[Russia]].
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== Countermeasures ==
=== Technical devices ===
==== Ticket barriers ====
((main|Turnstile))
Turnstiles are used to obstruct invalid access. Turnstiles may be replaced with ticket barriers in a less easily transversed form, or may be integrated more closely with an electronic ticket system. Ticket barriers can also require the travellers to show their tickets upon exiting. Typically turnstiles are used at train stations, however some city transit systems install turnstiles inside city street vehicles, for example buses and trams.((cn|date=November 2023))
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160px">
File:Metro-Madrid 2007.jpg|High Entrance Turnstiles in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]].
File:Turnstile_and_smart_card_reader_in_Moscow_bus.JPG|Turnstile in a bus in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
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==== Panic bars ====
((As of|2006|post=,)) panic bars on [[emergency exit]] doors were approved for installation in all stations of the [[New York City Subway]].<ref>((Cite news|date=2006-06-29|title=Panic Bar’ Exits OK’d for all Subway Stops|first=Tony|last=Sclafani|pages=38|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-panic-bar-exits-okd-for-all/135420908/|access-date=2023-11-19))</ref> Panic bar alarms have been silenced since 2014 due to regularity of non-emergency passenger use.<ref>((Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |first4= |last5= |first5= |last6= |first6= |last7= |first7= |last8= |first8= |date=2014-12-31 |title=MTA finally silences subway emergency exit alarms |url=https://nypost.com/2014/12/31/mta-finally-silences-subway-emergency-exit-alarms/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en-US))</ref>

=== Ticket inspectors ===
((Unreferenced section|date=September 2023))
[[File:20190909 Fredrik Adolfsson Oresundstag 50A1706 (48995099536).jpg|thumb|right|A railway conductor checking tickets on an [[Øresundståg]] train.]]
[[File:Turnstile inspectors.jpg|thumb|right|Ticket inspector and guard watching the turnstiles in [[Moscow Metro]]]]
((see also|Conductor (rail)))
With [[manual fare collection]], fare evasion can become more difficult and stigmatizing for the fare-dodging traveller, especially usage of discounted tickets (for example child, student or pensioner tickets) by passengers who are not allowed to use it. Ticket inspectors can verify tickets of passengers during the trip or during a boarding on vehicle (the last form of fare control is a common practice on long-distance rail transport). In some cases ticket inspectors are assigned to a certain vehicle during its trip on the entire route (usually on long-distance or some commuter transport) and often, in another case they randomly check multiple vehicles (usually city public transport and some commuter transport). Transit systems which use [[proof-of-payment|honor system]]s under normal circumstances may employ staff to collect fares at times and places where heavy use can be expected—for example, at stations serving a stadium after the conclusion of a major sporting event.

Ticket inspectors can also watch for turnstiles at train stations to avoid unauthorized passing without a valid ticket and using discounted tickets. Ticket inspectors may or may not be allowed to use force to prevent or apprehend fare-dodgers.

== Penalization ==
=== Penalty fare ===
((main|Penalty fare))
A ''penalty fare'' is a special fare charged at a higher than normal price because the purchaser did not comply with the normal ticket purchasing rules. Typically penalty fares are incurred by passengers failing to purchase a ticket before travelling or by purchasing an incorrect ticket which does not cover their whole journey.((cn|date=November 2023))

Penalty fares are not [[fine (penalty)|fines]], and are used when no legal basis for [[Prosecution|prosecuting]] fare evasion exists, prosecution is deemed too drastic and costly, or is unlikely to result in [[conviction]].((cn|date=November 2023))

=== Civil and criminal penalties ===
[[File:Most, nádraží, revizor a městská policie v akci.jpg|thumb|right|Ticket inspector and police officers fine a fare-dodger in the Czech Republic.]]
On some systems, fare evasion is considered a [[misdemeanor]]. In such cases, [[police officer]]s and in some cases transit employees are authorized to issue [[Traffic ticket|tickets]] which usually carry a [[fine (penalty)|fine]]. Then, charged persons can be tried in [[court]]. Repeat violators and severe cases, such as ticket forgery, are punished more severely and sometimes involve [[incarceration]]. Wealthy offenders sometimes face stiffer penalties than poorer offenders.<ref name="Heilbroner1991">((cite book|last=Heilbroner|first=David|title=Rough justice|year=1991|publisher=Dell|location=New York|isbn=0-440-21030-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughjustice00heil/page/13 13–14]|chapter=ECAB|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/roughjustice00heil/page/13))</ref>

The MBTA apprehended vandals damaging AFC equipment while evading, and published the video footage.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/07/26/mbta_cracks_down_fines_fare_evaders/|title=MBTA cracks down, fines fare evaders - The Boston Globe|website=archive.boston.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-17))</ref>
((Clear))

In December, 2018, the [[Council of the District of Columbia]] voted to decriminalize fare evasion. Prior to decriminalization, over 90% of citations and summons for fare evasion were issued to African Americans. Fare evasion in Washington, D.C. is now a civil offense with a $50 fine, rather than a criminal offense with up to 10 days in jail and a $300 fine.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/12/05/dc-council-decriminalizes-metro-fare-evasion-giving-its-final-approval-contested-measure/ |title=D.C. Council decriminalizes Metro fare evasion: 'I'm sad that's Metro's losing money, but I'm more sad about what's happening to black people.' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=2021-02-01))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Farebox recovery ratio]]
*[[Fare strike]]
*[[Stowaway]]
*[[Public transport security]]
*[[British Transport Police]]
*[[New York City transit fares#Fare evasion|New York City Transit fare evasion]]
*[[Planka.nu]]

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