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Which is still stupid, because vending machines have had ways to return change for decades. It's just bad design.
by SAI_Peregrinus 9y ago
Which is still stupid, because vending machines have had ways to return change for decades. It's just bad design.
- pdx6 9y agoFare boxes don’t vend change because it is another moving part that can break. Waiting for change creates dwell time multiplied by cash boarding. Agencies can buy fare boxes that give change but this only makes sense on lower ridership systems.
- distances 9y agoAll trams in Berlin have ticket vending machines that give change. And Berlin definitely doesn't fit the "lower ridership" category.