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My vote may be back in play -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Apr 7 '16, 07:05

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https://twitter.com/mashable/status/718075109660049408 (twitter.com)

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Transit cards are like USB ports, but with higher dimensions of insertion failure. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 07:40
*points and laughs at NYC* who swipes? - Mel Profit Apr 7, 07:24 2
- Sure, but your drunk train lines are like a carnival ride. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:25 1
  - one guy *ONE* straps the break to the OFF position and the train takes off unattended and the whole system gets denigrated. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 7, 07:28
*laughing* A GOP PAC is actually using this in NON-JOKING attack on Hillary. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:18
We have contact-less TAP cards in LA..here . Much like a proximity card/badge -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 07:10
Bring back tokens! -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:08 24
- I'm curious as to how this worked? Did tokens have various values, was everything one price? -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 07:21 3
  - The whole system is one price. You get on and you can go as far as you want and take as many trains as you want for one fee. - Krusty Apr 7, 07:25
  - Our entire systems is still a single price. One stop or 20 stops, fare is $2.75. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 7, 07:23 1
    - It's still that cheap!? -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 07:27
- Here's my subway etiquette hate. Every turnstile here has a slot for a token, but only one, maybe two per station have slots for swiping a card. - Roger More Apr 7, 07:12 4
  - That's not good planning. They should phase out the tokens and put in more swipe turnstiles. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:26 3
    - I think we're moving to a tap card. But it's confusing because we have just as many transit agencies as NYC (subway, commuter trains, satellite city - Roger More Apr 7, 07:32 2
      - We have zero coordination. I mean, all of NYC Transit (subway, bus) are on the Metrocard but that's it - ty97 Apr 7, 07:38 1
        
        And I forgot the Staten Island Railroad (because really) and the ferries. - ty97 Apr 7, 07:41
- We *really* need a tap card system. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:09 14
  - We were supposed to get one two years ago but it failed numerous roll out tests. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 07:30 2
    - You'd think this sort of system would be relatively commoditised by now. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 07:33 1
      - Right? -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 07:39
  - DC has a good tap card system, but awful metro execution. Win some, lose some. -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 07:22
  - Even Philly is about to roll out theirs. - znufrii Apr 7, 07:18 3
    - Chicago's already got it. The land where they make lasagna and then call it pizza is ahead of us on these cards! -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:22 2
      - They were nice when we were there last week but I know the rollout was bad. - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 7, 07:33 1
        
        They rolled it out right after I moved. My brother was still there and the rollout was just horrendous. - ty97 Apr 7, 07:35
  - I don't know what that is exactly. Is it a bank card thing because that could be a big problem for the poor. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:10 5
    - It's a subway card that you tap against a reader instead of swipe. -- nm* - Roger More Apr 7, 07:13
    - No, it's just a contactless/RFID subway card. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 07:13 [youtube] 3
      - Also my link above -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 07:16 2
        
        Thanks, guys. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:17 1
        
        One other great thing about them is you generally don't have to even take them out of your wallet. - ty97 Apr 7, 07:32
I swipe that damn card backwards ever single frickin' time -- nm - decline Apr 7, 07:07 2
- I get it on one swipe almost every time, but those occasions where it says 'Please Swipe Again' are mortifying. - ty97 Apr 7, 07:08 1
  - Yup. Same for me. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:10
I built the subway and would make Mexico pay for a new one running between Washington DC and Havana -- nm - Trump Apr 7, 07:07

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