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How did you pay? I made a Clipper account that I fill up with my credit card and tap my phone to pay...

owlbite 1y ago
Which is still shockingly outdated compared to e.g. London, where I just use my tap to pay method of choice on entry and exit, done.
- zolland 1y ago
  I mean it auto fills/pays from my card. It's just one extra step at setup. I agree it would be nice to just take my card at the rail, but "Shockingly outdated" seems a bit dramatic lol. It's certainly not comparable to "70s USSR" idk where that came from
- lazyasciiart 1y ago
  Oooh, even behind e.g London, the first city in the world to offer tap and pay with bank cards!
- inferiorhuman 1y ago
  You can do that on BART as well.
- jlebar 1y ago
  They introduced tap-to-pay with your credit card a few weeks ago.
  - platevoltage 1y ago
    I was going to say the same thing. I saw this and I don't even ride it regularly anymore.
- antihero 1y ago
  (which we've had to some extent for thirteen years now)
- novok 1y ago
  It's also the slowest possible system, there are benefits for a closed loop system: https://atadistance.net/2020/06/13/transit-gate-evolution-why-gate-speed-matters/ https://atadistance.net/2020/06/13/transit-gate-evolution-wh...
- kelnos 1y ago
  I have a Clipper Card on my Android phone and pay for BART and SF Muni that way. BART does now accept credit cards at the turnstiles now (I think this started 2 years ago). Agreed that it took a long while to get there, much much longer than in other places. Personally I prefer the Clipper method, as it's generally faster to scan than a contactless credit card payment (that's going to always be the case for closed-loop payment system). I also like that BART (and Muni, Caltrain, etc.) will pay less to Visa/Mastercard/whomever in transaction fees if I use my Clipper card and periodically top it up (which, as I have my Clipper card on my phone, happens automatically if the balance ever falls below $10). Credit card tap-to-pay is a nice convenience for out-of-town visitors and for locals who rarely use transit and don't have Clipper (or who use a physical Clipper card but forgot it at home), but I don't think it's a great way to pay for transit day-to-day.
- torton 1y ago
  Now available on BART and coming to other Bay Area transit agencies. https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/contactless-payments.html https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/contactless-payments....

Which is still shockingly outdated compared to e.g. London, where I just use my tap to pay method of choice on entry and exit, done.

zolland 1y ago
I mean it auto fills/pays from my card. It's just one extra step at setup. I agree it would be nice to just take my card at the rail, but "Shockingly outdated" seems a bit dramatic lol. It's certainly not comparable to "70s USSR" idk where that came from
lazyasciiart 1y ago
Oooh, even behind e.g London, the first city in the world to offer tap and pay with bank cards!
inferiorhuman 1y ago
You can do that on BART as well.
jlebar 1y ago
They introduced tap-to-pay with your credit card a few weeks ago.
- platevoltage 1y ago
  I was going to say the same thing. I saw this and I don't even ride it regularly anymore.
antihero 1y ago
(which we've had to some extent for thirteen years now)
novok 1y ago
It's also the slowest possible system, there are benefits for a closed loop system: https://atadistance.net/2020/06/13/transit-gate-evolution-why-gate-speed-matters/ https://atadistance.net/2020/06/13/transit-gate-evolution-wh...
kelnos 1y ago
I have a Clipper Card on my Android phone and pay for BART and SF Muni that way. BART does now accept credit cards at the turnstiles now (I think this started 2 years ago). Agreed that it took a long while to get there, much much longer than in other places. Personally I prefer the Clipper method, as it's generally faster to scan than a contactless credit card payment (that's going to always be the case for closed-loop payment system). I also like that BART (and Muni, Caltrain, etc.) will pay less to Visa/Mastercard/whomever in transaction fees if I use my Clipper card and periodically top it up (which, as I have my Clipper card on my phone, happens automatically if the balance ever falls below $10). Credit card tap-to-pay is a nice convenience for out-of-town visitors and for locals who rarely use transit and don't have Clipper (or who use a physical Clipper card but forgot it at home), but I don't think it's a great way to pay for transit day-to-day.
torton 1y ago
Now available on BART and coming to other Bay Area transit agencies. https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/contactless-payments.html https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/contactless-payments....