Fare evasion, also known as fare jumping, fare circumvention or fare dodging is the act of travel without payment on public transit. When considered problematic, it is mitigated by revenue protection
Turnstile jumping in the Moscow Metro
Graffiti on a Portland Streetcar ticket kiosk, advocating fare evasion
Climbing over fence of a commuter train station in Moscow, Russia (2015)
Fare evaders are running from ticket inspectors to the cars that they already checked at Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station, Balashikha, Russia (2015).
A turnstile is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a turnstile can restrict passage only to people wh
Fare evasion
…Fare evasion and fare fraud may or may not be a crime, depending on jurisdiction. One method of fare evasion is jumping or climbing over the turnstiles which bar the entryway into a subway system; hence the term, "turnstile jumping". Fare-dodgers also can walk right behind a passenger with a valid…
Old turnstiles at Alewife station on the MBTA Red Line in Cambridge, MA, U.S.
A wooden turnstile for keeping livestock penned in (Zwierzyniec, Poland).
A circa-1930 turnstile and kiosk at the Bath Recreation Ground
An array of historic NY subway turnstiles, from 1939