metro fare evasion is absolutely ridiculous

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I swiped into metro yesterday (I ride it about once every 2-3 months) with $1.85 on my card, which is not enough $$ to pay the minimum fare. When I got to my destination, I couldn't get out of the exit gates. The station agent asked me if I had cash (what?!) to pay the fare difference.

And I didn't, so he opened the exit gate and I went and immediately loaded more money on my card. But yeah, I guess that's fare evasion.

So you literally walk around in life with zero dollars on your person?

DP. Yes, frequently. Cash is for boomers.

Cash is huge among younger people right now.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-28/gen-z-is-making-cash-cool-again-with-viral-tiktok-challenges#xj4y7vzkg

Funny how we all know "they"= feral black males.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swiped into metro yesterday (I ride it about once every 2-3 months) with $1.85 on my card, which is not enough $$ to pay the minimum fare. When I got to my destination, I couldn't get out of the exit gates. The station agent asked me if I had cash (what?!) to pay the fare difference.

And I didn't, so he opened the exit gate and I went and immediately loaded more money on my card. But yeah, I guess that's fare evasion.

So you literally walk around in life with zero dollars on your person?

DP. Yes, frequently. Cash is for boomers.

Cash is huge among younger people right now.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-28/gen-z-is-making-cash-cool-again-with-viral-tiktok-challenges#xj4y7vzkg

Funny how we all know "they"= feral black males.

WTF are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swiped into metro yesterday (I ride it about once every 2-3 months) with $1.85 on my card, which is not enough $$ to pay the minimum fare. When I got to my destination, I couldn't get out of the exit gates. The station agent asked me if I had cash (what?!) to pay the fare difference.

And I didn't, so he opened the exit gate and I went and immediately loaded more money on my card. But yeah, I guess that's fare evasion.

So you literally walk around in life with zero dollars on your person?

I almost always have very little cash on me -- the only thing I use it for anymore is to hand it over to my kids when they demand it for buying snacks after school. Which doesn't exactly make me urgently want to plan a trip to the ATM to make sure I have more available.

However, I think every Metro fare machine takes credit cards, so if I were this PP, I'd have been fine.

You are someone that doesn’t take Metro and yet here you are with opinions about it. Exitfare machines only take cash. Now you know.

Actually, I am someone who takes Metro at least three times a week, but I've only had a SmarTrip, linked to my credit card so it automatically refills when it's below a certain balance, for decades. The last time I used an ExitFare machine was a very long time ago. So yes, now I know.

The point is, though, there's nothing weird about people walking around with little cash. Metro should make it easier to top up SmarTrips with credit cards.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, with all the crime that $hit should be 100% free and I’ve always paid to ride the metro, but haven’t ridden in years because I do not feel safe so I just drive

[Anonymous]

I’ve saved about 6,000 since I stopped paying during the pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swiped into metro yesterday (I ride it about once every 2-3 months) with $1.85 on my card, which is not enough $$ to pay the minimum fare. When I got to my destination, I couldn't get out of the exit gates. The station agent asked me if I had cash (what?!) to pay the fare difference.

And I didn't, so he opened the exit gate and I went and immediately loaded more money on my card. But yeah, I guess that's fare evasion.

So you literally walk around in life with zero dollars on your person?

DP. Yes, frequently. Cash is for boomers.

You have to carry cash in case you are robbed. If they don't get cash, they get angry.

I carry something else for robbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swiped into metro yesterday (I ride it about once every 2-3 months) with $1.85 on my card, which is not enough $$ to pay the minimum fare. When I got to my destination, I couldn't get out of the exit gates. The station agent asked me if I had cash (what?!) to pay the fare difference.

And I didn't, so he opened the exit gate and I went and immediately loaded more money on my card. But yeah, I guess that's fare evasion.

So you literally walk around in life with zero dollars on your person?

DP. Yes, frequently. Cash is for boomers.

You have to carry cash in case you are robbed. If they don't get cash, they get angry.

I carry something else for robbers.

+1.

[Anonymous]

I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

You should carry one all the time, they are incredibly useful tools. I find myself using one almost everyday!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

You should carry one all the time, they are incredibly useful tools. I find myself using one almost everyday!

As long as you don’t need to enter any federal buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I swiped into metro yesterday (I ride it about once every 2-3 months) with $1.85 on my card, which is not enough $$ to pay the minimum fare. When I got to my destination, I couldn't get out of the exit gates. The station agent asked me if I had cash (what?!) to pay the fare difference.

And I didn't, so he opened the exit gate and I went and immediately loaded more money on my card. But yeah, I guess that's fare evasion.

This is not fare evasion. You’re supposed to go back and check out with the money you added

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

Someone starts a fist fight with you or gets in your face screaming and you stab them you’re likely going to jail for a while. I don’t think DC is a jurisdiction that would be particularly sympathetic to some white metro riders claim of self defense using a knife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

Someone starts a fist fight with you or gets in your face screaming and you stab them you’re likely going to jail for a while. I don’t think DC is a jurisdiction that would be particularly sympathetic to some white metro riders claim of self defense using a knife.

Yeah, I'd like to see the jury that would convict someone of that. A large group of teens swarming someone = reasonable fear of one's life. I'll defend my life first and ask questions later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

Someone starts a fist fight with you or gets in your face screaming and you stab them you’re likely going to jail for a while. I don’t think DC is a jurisdiction that would be particularly sympathetic to some white metro riders claim of self defense using a knife.

Yeah, I'd like to see the jury that would convict someone of that. A large group of teens swarming someone = reasonable fear of one's life. I'll defend my life first and ask questions later.

It’s over with DC juries. You will be under the jail.

I ride the metro daily. Have had teens try to start something twice in the last year and both times just take the L and leave for another car while the pick on some other sap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I've started carrying a knife with me the 2x a week I have to go down to Metro Center for work. First time I've felt the need to do that in the 20 years I've lived in DC and used Metro.

Someone starts a fist fight with you or gets in your face screaming and you stab them you’re likely going to jail for a while. I don’t think DC is a jurisdiction that would be particularly sympathetic to some white metro riders claim of self defense using a knife.

Yeah, I'd like to see the jury that would convict someone of that. A large group of teens swarming someone = reasonable fear of one's life. I'll defend my life first and ask questions later.

It’s over with DC juries. You will be under the jail.

I ride the metro daily. Have had teens try to start something twice in the last year and both times just take the L and leave for another car while the pick on some other sap.

And please tell me why you should have to do this?