u/ShunnedOddball

when i arrived at pomona north station 2 days ago, i saw a male la county sheriff officer and a female la county sheriff officer in the middle of the emergency exit gates watching if people will tap to exit (like you’re supposed to at pomoma north station) and that some consequences will happen if you use the emergency exit gates

there was a homeless lady who was going to use the emergency exit gate until the male la county sheriff officer yelled at her, “hey, remember to tap to exit and please don’t use the emergency exit gate!” she obviously ignored the sheriff officer smh and just waited for someone to tap to exit so she can exit too. the sheriff officer then told her “you better have a tap card at some la metro stations because this type of behavior is unacceptable, especially for stations with tap to exit”

seeing those 2 sheriff officers made me happy when i arrived at pomona north station cause what’s the point of tap to exit if stupid people are just going to keep using the emergency exit gates

what i want for every la metro station eventually is for all stations to get rid of the turnstiles and emergency exit gates and have all stations equipped with the tall fare gates. i don’t mind people not paying when leaving a station like you can literally just stand in front of the tall fare gate and then exit but it’ll become a more healthy habit just like allen station for an example

something that is annoying though are the la metro stations with tap to exit. like i said, the turnstiles and emergency exit gates can be eliminated at those stations but you NEED to tap to exit to exit the station cause what’s the point if people aren’t. if la metro doesn’t want to use tap to exit, then i don’t mind people just standing in front of the tall fare gate and then exit instead of using the emergency exit gate

i’m hoping la metro can make some changes in their system even if it’ll take a really long time but this is the best for the system and for people like me who use it