BC: Transit Police Dishing Out More Tickets for Fare Gate Funny Business, Fewer for Fare Evasion

The addition of fare gates to TransLink’s SkyTrain and SeaBus system have seen a surge in a new form of ticket issued by Metro Vancouver Transit Police.

Numbers obtained by Global News show that in 2016, more than 6,600 provincial violation tickets were issued to people “misusing” fare gates.

Transit police spokesperson Anne Drennan said that category covers a variety of behaviours.

Read the complete article at https://globalnews.ca/news/4315941/transit-police-dishing-out-more-tickets-for-fare-gate-funny-business-fewer-for-fare-evasion/