
Pakenhamsaint
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And once again I've not mentioned the government. I've stated facts.And you're not blinded by your bias? You blindly defend the government on EVERYTHING!
Sydney's is new. Brisbane is currently upgrading thiers. London upgraded thiers.I can be biased but not on this one. I have travelled on public transport systems in Sydney, Brisbane, and London, to name a few, and our system is so outdated and is now besieged by controversy. And we are no closer to a resolution in Melbourne.
We are starting to do the same. That's why there's a trial in Wangaratta.
Requiring a card is quite common and not usual to Melbourne.Tell an overseas traveller. Before you get on a tram or train you must have a Myki card which you cannot buy on the tram or train. You can't use your credit card like you can elsewhere. Oh, and that Myki card will expire after 4 years. There are hundreds of thousands of expired cards with millions of dollars on them. I still have the same Oyster and Opal cards I purchased respectively in 2005 and 2008!
Contactless payment is relatively new around the world.
Not being able to by a card or ticket for that matter is common. Even more so post covid.
Myki was supposed to have card vending and top up machines but the Bailleu Government binned them. Even when they were quite literally sitting in a warehouse ready to be installed.
Card expiry is common as to keep up with technology and security protocol changes. Your Opal card expires 13 years. An OMNY card in New York expires in 7. Ov chipkaart in the Netherlands is 5.
Why does it exist:

Has London's Oyster travelcard system been cracked?
Researchers have managed to clone cards and take free rides on on the Underground network