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rossdowdell t1_jdav399 wrote

Reply to comment by APettyJ in SEPTA hopes new vertical gates will deter turnstile jumpers by APettyJ

I asked a SEPTA official in December how they are getting on and off the platforms. He told me there are organized groups of people that go around helping them with fares.

That feels conspiratorial to me, but this official swore by his claim.

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justaphage42 t1_jdb0h1z wrote

I mean, they don’t even need organized groups like…panhandling $2.50 seems pretty feasible to me.

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Gobirds831 t1_jdb5vf8 wrote

If slam your quad/glutes hard enough into the turnstile it will turn and those slamming into them are hopped on drugs so they don’t feel a thing doing it

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thespiff t1_jdc9vjk wrote

If you pull the turnstile towards you halfway (as if a person is exiting through it) it creates a gap that you can slip through discretely. This is what most adults who farejump do. Teens hop over.

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schoschja t1_jdcvlub wrote

don't forget waving your hand at the sensor on the handicapped turnstile to make it think someone is exiting!

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Tarantinotwin t1_jdb288p wrote

That septa cop was just bored on the job making stuff up. They just hop the turnstiles lol

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APettyJ OP t1_jdavghe wrote

🤦🏾‍♂️

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rossdowdell t1_jdbc7uz wrote

Because of my job, I've learned to remain implacable when told things that seem weird. But yeah, he got side eye when he said this.

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