BART Tests New Fare Gates That Close Behind Riders Even More Quickly

Bay Area deploys new tactic to address rampant ‘piggybacking’ fare evasion

Transit officials are now testing upgraded barriers at Antioch and Concord stations that shut in 500 milliseconds. The goal is to stop “piggybacking."

BART Tests New Fare Gates That Close Behind Riders Even More Quickly

Despite fare evasion being down since BART installed new gates designed to prevent gate-jumping, the agency will soon begin implementing upgrades allowing the doors to close 300 milliseconds more quickly to prevent "piggybacking."Last month, BART began field-testing upgraded fare gates at the Antioch and Concord stations aimed at cutting down on riders “piggybacking” behind other riders to avoid paying their fare, as the Chronicle reports. While…