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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I rode the buses in the 80s and 90s. They would not let you on the bus without paying your fare. Why did that change? [/quote] So you're like 100 now?[/quote] 92. Question is still valid - when and why did that change?[/quote] It changed over time. The main reason is probably safety. You have no idea how often bus drivers get assaulted and there is really no point in setting them up to be assaulted by requiring them to enforce the requirement to pay a fare. The cost to WMATA for workers' compensation claims due to an assault is astronomical in comparison to the cost of a missing fare. And, there will never be enough MTPD officers to ride all of the buses and enforce payment of fares.[/quote]
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