[Gllug] Oyster cards vulnerable?

[Holger Duerer]

>>>>> "Rob" == Rob Crowther <robertc at boogdesign.com> writes:
[...]
    >> Watching people wave their Oyster card repeatedly over the
    >> reader in a vain attempt to get it to scan

    Rob> Is there some technical/physical reason why wiggling and
    Rob> waving the card ought to make it easier to scan, rather than
    Rob> just holding it still on the scanner?

Human nature.  It reduces frustration as at least you are doing
something.  And experience shows that just holding it down quite
obviously does not work (well usually it does and at random intervals
it just doesn't), so an intelligent being tries something different I
guess.  :-)

Note, this system is meant to work for human beings.  If human
behaviour makes it work suboptimal, then the system is wrong and
should be changed/improved rather than demanding that people change
their behaviour.

        Holger
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