http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/01/08/if-the-metrocard-design-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/01/08/if-the-metrocard-design-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/#comment-15223 Louis Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:01:59 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/01/08/if-the-metrocard-design-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/#comment-15223 Well, as I've said on Streetsblog, the MetroCard swipe is a 3-5 second procedure. That matters a lot on buses, where people board ONE ... AT... A... TIME. 10 people? 40 secs of stopped bus. That adds up. Really. In Paris, where I'm happy to be living for the next 3 weeks, and for the previous few months, uses photo passes and smart cards. That means a lot at a time. No worries for people waiting. No looks of horror at the waiting crowd. Well, as I’ve said on Streetsblog, the MetroCard swipe is a 3-5 second procedure. That matters a lot on buses, where people board ONE … AT… A… TIME. 10 people? 40 secs of stopped bus. That adds up. Really. In Paris, where I’m happy to be living for the next 3 weeks, and for the previous few months, uses photo passes and smart cards. That means a lot at a time. No worries for people waiting. No looks of horror at the waiting crowd.

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