[Nfbc-info] The Compass Cards of San Diego's Public Transportation

[Jim Barbour via Nfbc-info]

Hey Lisa,

Yes, but it is an option.   People are able to decide if they want the convenience of not having a photo, or the security of having one.

This is different than requiring that all credit cards have a photo.

Thank you for the invitation, when do our chapter meetings occur? I am in San Diego one week a month.

Jim

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> On May 25, 2014, at 2:49 AM, Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Jim, I respectfully disagree with you, my friend. More and more credit cards
> are offering the option to include a photo I.D. This is to prevent
> fraudulent use of the card. For example, Wells Fargo VISA has this as an
> option. 
> 
> Please feel free to drop into any of our chapter meetings. Email me off line
> for more info. 
> 
> Lisa 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Barbour via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:16 AM
> To: Dennis Russak via Nfbc-info
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] The Compass Cards of San Diego's Public
> Transportation
> 
> Hey Dennis and Everyone,
> 
> In the bay area, we have what's called the clipper card, which provides all
> transit riders prepaid access to Bart, Caltrain, Muni, and various bus
> systems.
> 
> One thing that's really nice about the unsubsidized clipper cards is that
> you can just order them online, or pick one up at a Walgreens store and load
> cash onto it.
> 
> I don't know if photographs are required for subsidized clipper cards.  I do
> know that the process for getting one is more onerous since you must prove
> your disability in person.
> 
> If everyone needed to have a photo taken to be placed on their clipper
> cards, this would dramatically slow adoption since each rider would need to
> go somewhere where they can get a photo taken.
> 
> I've also used other cards, such as the oyster card in London, which don't
> require photos for much the same reasons.
> 
> Theft is no more likely for a transit card than for a credit card, which
> also mostly don't have photos.
> 
> Sorry to shoot this down, but I'm not a fan.
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 11:27:15AM -0700, Dennis Russak via Nfbc-info wrote:
>> Good morning NFBC., 
>> 
>>  I'd like to comment on the problems being discussed by our good friends
> down in the San Diego area regarding photographs on their subsidized transit
> cards. 
>> 
>>  I understand, Lisa, your feelings on this matter. I tend to agree with
> Jim Barber, though, not only for the reasons he has stated, but for another
> reason none of you may have thought of, and that is the problem of outright
> theft. If someone lifts your card from you, they cannot use it because your
> picture is on the card, entitling only you to use it. Further, in order to
> prevent theft _all such cards (both full-fare and subsidized) should have
> one's photograph on it, which should prevent the singling out of any class
> of people altogether. I'm the representative from our River City chapter on
> the Mobility Advisory Council for Regional Transit which serves Sacramento
> County. I'd like to hear what everyone thinks. 
>> 
>>  Good luck in solving the problems down there, and we're behind you guys
> all the way. 
>>     Dennis Russak 
>> 
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