"MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber insisted on Thursday that New York City straphangers are not guinea pigs in the agency's testing of modern subway fare gates, amid reports that some riders have been injured while traversing the new barriers. Lieber, during an unrelated Feb. 12 press conference, fiercely defended the MTA's pilot program, which is currently assessing several different portals across 13 stations. The program is examining models from three different companies and will ultimately expand to 20 stations this year."
"The gates use saloon-style glass doors with metal frames that swing open when riders pay their fare, remain agape for a few seconds, and then swing shut once they have gone through. All of the models are designed to better guard against fare evasion, as they are supposed to be harder to jump over or slide under and are equipped with sensors and alarms that go off when riders pass through without paying."
MTA is piloting modern fare gates at dozens of stations, testing models from three companies across 13 stations with plans to expand to 20 this year. The barriers include saloon-style glass doors with metal frames that swing open when riders pay, remain open briefly, then swing shut. Gates are equipped with sensors and alarms and are designed to reduce fare evasion by being harder to jump over or slide under. Several incidents and viral videos have shown riders' limbs or bodies becoming caught, and some riders have reportedly been injured while traversing the new barriers. The barriers have undergone prior testing in many transit systems worldwide.
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