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"IIRC all this Id stuff came in vogue after 9/11 in the US," said jis. Yes, the REAL ID Act was passed in 2005. My Pa. driver's license...

"Israel does not have a US Constitution to work within. In theory all airlines have to obey the US Constitution while operating in the...

Long ago I read an interview with somebody at El Al, the airline of Israel. He said that if you get on an airplane in Israel, they know...

Yes, the senior transit trips are free because they are paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A statewide senior transit card...

"Literalman, upthread, describes a local transit system (in Alexandria, a close-in suburb of DC) that was free but not very useful, for...

When I lived in Alexandria, Va., the local bus system was vastly improved with more frequent service and, with a grant from the city...

Wow, and I thought the Septa L and subway were bad. I ride the Market St. el-subway fairly often. It's often dirty, sometimes with...

I've ridden through Washington many times. Usually the passengers boarding at Washington were not allowed to board until the lights and...

I used the airport Marta station too, way back in 1996. I took Amtrak both ways between Virginia and Atlanta and rode a bus and Marta to...

I got an email a few days ago asking me to take a survey about the card. It was to find out what kind of card I would be interested in...