Cards are sometimes faster but using my card usually goes like this:
Swipes card in reader, producing a loud error noise
"Nope, you have a chip. You need to stick it in the bottom. Hit next. Now enter your PIN. Do you want cash back? Hit okay. Let me see your ID, please."
Shows ID next to card so they can compare
"Sign this receipt, please. This one's your copy."
American, I guess? Me too, but I live in the Netherlands and cashless payment here is so much easier. If it's under an amount you set (say, €25/day) paying is as simple as holding your PIN card near a reader for a few seconds. If it's over the limit, do the same but then you have to authorise with a PIN.
Swipes card in reader, producing a loud error noise
"Nope, you have a chip. You need to stick it in the bottom. Hit next. Now enter your PIN. Do you want cash back? Hit okay. Let me see your ID, please."
Shows ID next to card so they can compare
"Sign this receipt, please. This one's your copy."
At which point I'm wishing I'd just used cash.