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I can't find a source, but I recall reading that the staff oyster cards were significantly faster than the oyster cards provided to the public (~100ms rings a b
by david_allison 5y ago
I can't find a source, but I recall reading that the staff oyster cards were significantly faster than the oyster cards provided to the public (~100ms rings a bell).
I'd love to read it again if anyone has this information
- xxpor 5y agoNo need to check for topups/updating a db potentially?
- Ekaros 5y agoIn that context they are likely more of access badge than payment system. Thus far fewer steps to communicate and possibly even local copy of access database.
- ldjb 5y agoI have heard something like this from colleagues, and I can confirm that staff Oyster cards are very fast. But I've always felt that regular Oyster cards are very fast too, so I don't notice much difference. When the validator detects a staff Oyster card, it does check if the card is hotlisted (in case it was lost/stolen). But otherwise there's very little logic required.