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		bombcar on March 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Man in Seat 61 Most transit systems (and leaking into trains) are oriented toward commuters, because that's the vast majority of the ridership. The most common "concession" to visitors is often a (slightly overpriced) day or week pass that lets you ride anything anytime.

ghaff on March 8, 2024 [–]

Oh, I understand the reason.

At least with transit, just tapping a credit card is becoming more common which generally reduces the need to dig into how payment works.

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