Criticisms
The pilot installation of the system at the Bankhead station created controversy when it was discovered the fare gates ended 15 inches (380 mm) from the ground, allowing fare evaders to crawl underneath the gates. The issue was since corrected with the attachment of plastic bars to the bottom of the gates, reducing the gap to 6 inches (150 mm) and virtually eliminating the possibility of fare evaders crawling through it.
Though the problem has been solved, people have abused the system's inability to track individual magnetic cards and transfers. The old system would block the magnetic weekly and monthly transit cards for fifteen minutes after use. The new system, on the other hand, allows one time-based magnetic cards to be used for multiple people. Incidents have also been noted in which people trick the sensors to believe that a person is exiting a station while actually entering.
There have been many problems with BVMs not accepting credit cards and/or debit cards that have lasted for days.
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