Re:oh good... let's all bury our heads... (Score 0)

See, what I don't get about this "stored value" thing is this - why is it necessary to have credit for every trip? Why can't the system total up each trip (therefore only needing an account number, same as ATM or store cards) then at the end of the month or quarter or whatever, send the account holder a bill? It works for your phone or electricity account right? What is the big deal with having to have already paid for your trip? Sure there will be deadbeats who don't pay their bill, but what you do then is cancel their card.
There. Solved the problem!!