Crackdown on ferry line cheaters after line-cutting incident at Fauntleroy dock

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Ahead of a busy travel weekend on the Washington State Ferry system, officials are hoping for cooler tempers. About a half-million people are expected to take a ferry this weekend – and August is the peak month for complaints of line-cutting.

On August 24, a line-cutting incident escalated into a confrontation between two people at the Fauntleroy terminal in West Seattle. A third person pulled a gun to break it up, and was arrested, WSF said.

WSF spokesperson Dana Warr said if you see an incident, you can report it to the HERO hotline - 1-877-764-HERO.

“What we want people to know is use the hotline, and call 911 if they see someone being hurt or weapons drawn,” he said. “Our employees are not law enforcement, nor can they enforce line-cutting.”

If an officer does witness someone cutting, Warr said, they can face a $139 ticket.

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[Ferryboat]

1. Best way to deal with this

Is get a description of the car and give it to traffic attendant. Preferably BEFORE they go through the ticket booth. They usually get kicked out of line and directed to go to the back of line.
Warms the heart to see it happen.

[yewberry]

2. It's a frustrating problem that gets worse this time of year.

Regular commuters are in line daily, and see line-cutting fairly often, and frankly, take it as a serious offense. Tourists or people who are not regular riders either don't understand or choose to ignore established practices. It's always worse in the summer, and at the end of summer, fuses are pretty short.

Line-cutting generally takes place off of WSF property and can't be monitored by their employees, but riders usually blame WSF.

But please, no violence. There's never a need to pull a gun.