Fare-evading passengers on public transit will do anything to get out of a ticket.
One such instance delayed a Caltrain headed south from San Francisco around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday evening for 11 minutes because the passenger not paying a fare pretended to pass out.
Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said the medics were called to the San Mateo Station because of the fare-evading rider, whom she described as “unusual.”
“You wouldn’t do that just with someone evading a fare,” Dunn said. “Under ordinary circumstances there is no reason to even call the police unless there is a problem.”
Train 274 was delayed about 11 minutes.
Dunn did not have the condition of the passenger, but it’s likely a ticket was still issued.
