MTA, subway and turnstile
MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more
The MTA is trying a new way to foil fare flouters — sleeves to extend turnstile arms. The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while the MTA continues to seek a source for a more modern fare-control system.
SPELLLING cites Liz Phair as an influence on her power-chord-fueled collaboration with Turnstile guitarist Pat McCrory.
The new spike features consist of metal sheets with sharp edges installed on guardrails between turnstiles that are ... or simply duck underneath the bars. The spikes have so far been installed ...
New Yorkers taking the subway may soon see spikey new additions to the turnstile gates. The MTA said newly installed sharp metal barriers are meant to deter turnstile jumpers. The installation is ...
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MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t seem to thwart many fare evaders at stationa photographer observed no fewer than four fare-beaters breach the turnstile with relative ease—either by climbing or jumping over the steel bars, undeterred by the jagged side panels.
The common thread is the use of tape measures for the elements of the aptly named turnstile antenna, a tried and true material for lightweight, foldable antennas that amateur radio enthusiasts ...
Maybe they should try something else. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has installed spikes at subway stations to stop turnstile jumpers—and they don’t seem to be ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway station near you as part of the MTA’s push to stop fare evaders. The vertical, metal “fins,” as they’re called ...
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