Some subway riders evade the fare by jumping the turnstile. Others use a technique called 'back-cocking.'
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The MTA plans to modify every one of the city’s subway turnstiles to prevent riders from evading the fare through a maneuver called “back-cocking.”
Officials said turnstiles will be re-tooled to make it nearly impossible for riders to back-cock. The turnstiles will be redesigned to make a half-rotation whenever they’re pulled in the opposite direction, preventing riders from tilting them back ever so slightly to squeeze through without paying. During the committee meeting, MTA leaders showed surveillance footage from the Bowling Green subway station where a would-be fare evaders tried and failed to back-cock.
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