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Sep 3, 2008 1:33 pm US/Eastern

MTA Investigates Stopping Bus Riders Who Skip Fare

NEW YORK (AP) ― MTA officials want to put a stop to bus freeloaders.

Transit officials said data they collected shows about 130,000 riders boarding buses without paying. That means the public transportation system could be losing out on millions of dollars, money it could use to shore up its sagging budget.

NYC Transit Vice President Joseph Smith said the agency has identified the worst routes and bus stops. But it still has yet to implement a plan to stop farebeating.

Fare evaders often get on buses by entering rear doors opened by exiting passengers. Drivers are told not to stop the freeloaders to avoid getting assaulted.

Transit officials said the worst routes for ''theft of service'' are in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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