L.A. Metro's Orange Line has a color name like the rail lines, but it's a rapid bus that spans much of the San Fernando Valley. It has grade crossings and gates like a rail line, but is just a stinking bus. And now it turns out that a huge chunk of its passengers stink at paying their fares; four times as many fare evaders as estimated for the rest of the system. L.A. Metro officials say they're surprised. Certainly they're not amused.
"More than a fourth of Orange Line passengers ride for free, study finds" - http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-fare-evasion-20140130,0,4963292.story#axzz2rrbGiJ8x
"About 30,000 people each day use the Orange Line, which connects commuters in Chatsworth and Woodland Hills with the Red Line subway's northern terminus in North Hollywood.
"Passengers boarding Orange Line buses are supposed to touch their plastic TAP cards to a waist-height pillar that automatically deducts the fare from a pre-paid account. The platforms have no turnstiles to prevent passengers from boarding without paying, and the buses do not have fare boxes."
"More than a fourth of Orange Line passengers ride for free, study finds" - http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-fare-evasion-20140130,0,4963292.story#axzz2rrbGiJ8x
"About 30,000 people each day use the Orange Line, which connects commuters in Chatsworth and Woodland Hills with the Red Line subway's northern terminus in North Hollywood.
"Passengers boarding Orange Line buses are supposed to touch their plastic TAP cards to a waist-height pillar that automatically deducts the fare from a pre-paid account. The platforms have no turnstiles to prevent passengers from boarding without paying, and the buses do not have fare boxes."