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[[Image:Select Bus Service bus shelter.jpg|POP payment center in [[New York City]], used for [[Select Bus Service]] lines.|thumb]]
'''Proof-of-payment''' '''(POP)''' or '''proof-of-fare''' '''(POF)''' is an [[
This method is implemented when the transit authority believes it will lose less money to the resultant fare evasion than it would cost to install and maintain a more direct collection method. It may be used in systems whose passenger volume and density are not very high most of the time—as passenger volumes increase, more-direct collection methods become more profitable. However, in some countries it is common even on systems with very high passenger volume. Proof-of-payment is usually applied on [[one-man operation|one-man operated]] rail and road vehicles as well as on [[Automatic train operation|automatically operated]] rail lines.
The
Travel without a valid ticket is not usually considered a criminal offense, but a [[penalty fare]] or a fine can be charged.
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[[File:Caltrain proof-of-payment system logo.svg|thumb|right|180px|The [[Caltrain]] [[commuter rail]] line along the [[San Francisco Peninsula]] posts a proof-of-payment logo on signs throughout stations, reminding riders to purchase tickets before boarding.]]
Advantages of proof-of-payment include lower
Disadvantages include potentially higher rate of fare evasion, reduced security on station platforms when no barrier is used, increased potential of [[racial profiling]] and other unequal enforcement as "likely fare evaders" are targeted, and regularly exposing passengers to unpleasant confrontational situations when a rider without the proper proof is detained and removed from the vehicle. Visitors unfamiliar with a system's validation requirements who innocently misunderstand the rules are especially likely to get into trouble.
==Worldwide uses==
Proof-of-payment is popular in Germany, where it was widely introduced during the
==Notes==
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