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Originally Posted by Rathji
I assume they use the sample they get of tickets and use that information to determine the probable fare evasion rate.
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They could, but I bet the math would be dubious at best. Since they are not checking during the busiest time when riders know that they are not checking they have nothing to base the probable evasion rate on. My guess is that they are taking the number of passes and tickets punched and dividing it by the number of tickets they hand out. My station has only one way to get off the platform and once every blue moon during rush hour they wait at the doors and ask for transit passes. They bust everyone from kids to middle age women that haven't bought tickets. And they usually get at least one person from each train that comes in.