US EditionRiders react to new program targeting fare evaders on Victoria buses
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 7 – BC Transit launched an educational program with transit supervisors checking fares and distributing materials to address fare evasion amid recent fare hikes, officials said.
- BC Transit launched its Fare Awareness and Enforcement Program in Victoria starting July 7 with transit supervisors checking fares regionally.
- The program aims to address fare evasion amid recent fare hikes and new digital payment methods like UMO, focusing first on education rather than fines.
- Supervisors will engage riders boarding buses and at transit exchanges, supplying educational materials and speaking with those evading fares while showing some compassion for affordability challenges.
- Jamie Weiss mentioned that as the initiative progresses, BC Transit intends to implement more rigorous enforcement actions, though some riders believe fare evasion will persist regardless of people’s ability to pay.
- The program's initial educational phase may not stop all fare evaders and critics warn it could disrupt riders relying on driver leniency, but some support it to reduce certain behaviors.
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