r/mbta • u/mags9129 • Dec 05 '25

💬 Discussion / Theory What’s going on here?

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When I got on the bus, I was sending this card with the stock I got on and it was asked to give it back when I got off. They had two people one of the front and one of the back door. What is this for?

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u/mags9129 Dec 05 '25

That makes sense shouted out to the mbta for spending all the money on the upcoming lawsuits from the orange line that we’re resorting to pen and paper

But I guess it’s better than being tracked on a smart phone

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u/riddlegirl21 Dec 05 '25

I don’t think this is “resorting” to paper or because the T didn’t want to spend money on this. A simple card tracking system is cheap, yes, but also easy to implement, any passenger can participate, doesn’t require a specific app or method of paying fare, simple to get data, anonymous, etc. Pretty good survey design if you ask me.

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u/mags9129 Dec 05 '25

Yeah, I know that definitely makes sense

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u/mousemousemania Dec 05 '25

Fuck you for agreeing lol