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> I don't think my life has improved in the least since my bus pass stopped being a piece of paper I replaced every month. Did you use the bus a lot when they
by Ntrails 7y ago
> I don't think my life has improved in the least since my bus pass stopped being a piece of paper I replaced every month.
Did you use the bus a lot when they only took cash? Hope you carry small change because the driver won't take a 20. Hope you like waiting whilst someone counts out coins. Hope you enjoy watching an argument when someone is 10pence short of fare etc etc etc.
Contactless payments are in general significantly easier and quicker. I reckon the time for 10 people to get on a bus now is less than half what it used to be on average.
- labawi 7y agoSome places only took paper - prepaid tickets you (possibly) validated in machines and paper monthly passes. Other places would have a driver and a conductor for paying/checking tickets. Neither of those involved the bus waiting for people to pay, and many of these systems are still used today.