Traffic & Transit
We Rode A SEPTA Bus With Its Fare Evasion Task Force In Philadelphia. Here's How It Went.
"I don't even feel safe approaching or having any kind of negative confrontation with anyone," Cooper said. "So I just let them ride."
May 30, 2025
Dawn Cooper says she's been driving SEPTA buses for more than 25 years now. Having spent that much time shuttling people across the city, she's seen a lot.
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"Just when you think that's it, you see some more," Cooper said.
One thing she sees all the time: people not paying for their ride. "Every day," Cooper said. "Over half, over half of the ridership does not pay."
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Dawn Cooper says she's been driving SEPTA buses for more than 25 years now. Having spent that much time shuttling people across the city, she's seen a lot/CBS News Philadelphia
Officers Brendan Dougherty and Nicholas Epps riding a SEPTA bus as a part of the agency's fare evasion task force program/CBS News Philadelphia
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