True story.
I did not pay for a train ticket two months ago when I got on in the free fare zone, and had to get off at the Saddledome. Cop at the top of the stairs says in an aussie accent, "hope you have your ticket mate, it's a $150.00 fine if you don't..." I came up with the, I threw it in the garbage on the platform excuse, went down to the platform, came up the handicapped ramp on the far side and walked right in to the dome.
The hell I am going to pay for a transit fare for going one stop outside of the zone, when I was paying at the time $5.50 a day both ways. Did I barely break the law? I suppose so. Was the cop smart enough to catch me? No.
If you can get around the ticket, all the power to you.
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