Here, the buses usually use apps for locals, but proximity pay for everyone else. No cash or tickets anymore.
I like the public transport in Netherlands and have used it several times over the years. I also like how in central Europe you can go from country to country by train, skipping all the nonsense of airports. We went from Amsterdam to Brussels, then from there to Paris a long time ago :)
Owwww, our public transport is darn safe, as much of the country is quite safe. Not many areas and districts we shall avoid going at night, not even for women.
Funny you should say. On that same trip, we were robbed (suitcase stolen from the hotel security room) in Amsterdam. Spent an extra night there, at the police station. :D
WT..F? WOW, ok ok, we still have petty crime then. Sorry to hear/read!
Pfffff. Never happened to me, a suitcase from the hotel I mean...
Though got my first ever GSM / mobile phone stolen within a month I had it, back in 1997, this was in Amsterdam. And one was stolen in Spain, but I first let if fell from my pocket on a bench in a club, and someone decided to pick it up and run with it, while I wasn't noticing this. Owwww, my wallet got stolen in Lisbon, when entering the metro. This was back in early 90s. And someone took my laptop case from a rental car when I was for work in Vancouver Canada. Now you know all my robbery adventures :) Wasn't expecting this to be four, but while writing this comment, it all floated to my consciousness.
What technology is used for this? This may be very similar to what we have these days in my country. Simply hold the payment card close to a device at the transport vehicle door, or when entering/exiting a station. Next level will be we can simply keep the card in our pocket, ie not to have to take it out of our pocket. One thing to solve for this is, the payment system to charge onl;y one card, not all the cards we have in our pockets :)