Pre Paid Card

I rode the bike again today. It's my 13th ride for the 2018 season. It's a joy using the Monthly Pass. It's much easier to slide it through the card reader than to deposit a dollar and a bunch of quarters. 

Of course, the problem will be eliminated next month when the price of a single bus ride goes up to $2.00.

I have said it before but I wish the STA would create a Pre Paid card. I will continue to complain until they make this change and give passengers the choice of buying a card that you can just load money onto. I would buy a card that I could put $20.00 or $30.00 on and reload as needed. I would even accept a card with a pre-set amount, like $40.00.

The monthly bus pass requires you to ride the bus for three weeks before you break even. At this point in my life I will not ride the bus 15 times or more in a month.

I have determined that whether I take the bus from downtown to home or ride the bike home, I get there at about the same time.

I will tell you that in addition to the exercise benefit, the bike is generally more pleasant. I don't have to sit in a crowded bus surrounded by people who smoke. Obviously, they are not smoking on the bus, but they have smoked recently and I can smell it.