Poll: Subway tokens were so much better then cards.

[LiberalElite]

9. Old Fart here -

for one thing, you don't necessarily have to take your wallet out in public. I keep mine in my purse AT ALL TIMES and the card in a separate pocket in my purse. I do not keep it with the phone. Not sure what you're complaining about here - where to keep the card or the payment? Or both? Put it somewhere else besides your wallet.

As for "wondering how much was left on the card" all you have to do is take a second to look at the screen on the turnstile or the fare collection box on the bus and it tells you, unless it's an unlimited and you'd have enough on it for a month anyway.

Tokens don't get damaged - but they do get lost. Nothing is perfect, not even a subway token.

What'll you whine about when they switch from the cards to some sort of "contactless" payment - which is planned in the next couple of years.

i ride NYC Transit at least 10 times a week and the number of times I've had to swipe the card more than once is extremely small.