Air travel is just a little more annoying if you live in Colorado.
How it works:
The machine that scans IDs and verifies your identity at TSA's checkpoint often rejects Colorado licenses as frauds. Other states don't seem to have the same issues, and it's not related to theThe problem is the technology that confirms the different marks on a driver's license, TSA agents say, and dates back years.
The database the scanner uses to verify legitimate IDs doesn't appear to have the correct version of Colorado licenses, which wereThe delay creates bottlenecks and forces the security officer to jump through hoops to confirm your identity.Colorado's Division of Motor Vehicles is aware of the issues and reached out to its vendor, but pointed the finger at TSA as the source of the problem.
I didn't realize what an issue this was until traveling home from the Axios company retreat in D.C. TSA stopped me for nearly 10 minutes while officials repeatedly scanned my uncooperative ID and gave me the eyebrow. Despite some skepticism, I eventually was let through — but the whole ordeal made me feel like a criminal.
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