The city of Toronto would like to hear from you. Our Subway turnstiles keep breaking.
And since they’re entry and exit, there’s many methods to enter by triggering the exit side, from umbrellas to a small dog.
And since they’re entry and exit, there’s many methods to enter by triggering the exit side, from umbrellas to a small dog.
The social stigma, unpredictability and inconvenience of having to pay the fine is a big part of it (not having a ticket is just stressful). Another part is that you don't need to prevent freeriding, nor recoup all the lost ticket sales. You just need enough of a nudge to keep most people honest most of the time.
Obviously "not having too many unauthorized riders" is a very different objective from "only allowing authorized access and refusing all else".
Nuisance riders are: disturbing peace, damaging proprty, assaulting passengers or staff.
Police behaviour, not fares.
(And have social and justice systems which can effectively deal with individuals in need of help or discipline / isolation.)
The specifications for those gates almost certainly include a requirement that they allow a sufficiently determined person through without breaking themselves, and probably sound an audible alert.
The gates at my work are enter/exit as well but we have to swipe out.