Re: [melb] yearly met cards

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Jeremy Lunn" <spammers-will-die@austux.net> wrote in message
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> So a plastic card would surely last much longer than a metcard.  But
> it's insane that they are using magnetic strips at all for anything more
> than weekly.

Sydney uses plastic coated cardboard tickets with magnetic stripes for
monthly and longer tickets - they seem to last a year. I agree that
smartcards should be introduced, but since they seem to be against it, maybe
they should look at the Sydney long-term tickets.

Dave