At certain busy stops, bus stops can suffer from long dwell times, or there are many routes that converge at a major hub area (i.e., near Flushing-Main Street, downtown Brooklyn, and Jamaica, Queens). What I am proposing here is to have payment machines outside where one must pay before boarding, but then dip in the ticket into the farebox. The idea is that this will make trips faster and improve boarding at chokepoints.
Your thoughts?