Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Mas transit in Metro NY uses Metropass, which is sold in various types, from single ride, to 4 trip, 10 trip, or weekly or monthly unlimited ride passes. There are also cards that auto replenish from a bank account or credit card at about $20 at a time. It's a simple very workable system, and on buses, the free transfers are automatic.
I think I prefer the pass's batch bank transactions to cluttering up my bank statement with 2-4 transactions daily, plus there's added security.
If I had my druthers, the only change I'd make is to replace the existing pass with a RFID key tag or something.
According to that first article I linked to ...
Tourism and Transport Forum Australia CEO Margy Osmond said contactless payments for public transport were the way of the future. “It’s the next logical step to improving the customer experience and importantly breaking down the barriers for visitors using a strange public transport system.”
Could Mr Judge see a day when even bank cards were obsolete for travel payments? “Yes, eventually,” he said. “It’s possible it might be common place to have a constellation of things to transact from — a phone, a ring on the finger or it might be their spectacles.”
So who knows ... maybe you'll eventually get your RFID key tag.
