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Confused what the robustness of the passport has to do with this. I wasn't suggesting the physical flexibility of a passport makes it harder to carry it around
by mehrdadn 8y ago
Confused what the robustness of the passport has to do with this. I wasn't suggesting the physical flexibility of a passport makes it harder to carry it around or something. People generally just don't carry around passports for domestic travel in their own countries... people already have other IDs, this increases the chance you'll lose your passport, etc. for zero benefit.
- alasdair_ 8y ago>People generally just don't carry around passports for domestic travel in their own countries I certainly did in the UK, as well as to prove my age in a bar etc. Lots and lots of people "in their own countries" don't have a driver's license because public transport is enough.
- mehrdadn 8y agoSurely you realize the UK is well-known to take an unusual approach to ID issuance (or should I say lack thereof)?
- vinay427 8y agoThis has nothing to do with public transport. People here in Switzerland often carry ID cards or residence cards, and this seems common in many European countries similar to drivers licenses in the US and Canada. You also don't need to know how to drive to get a valid state ID in most states, as far as I know.
- Symbiote 8y agoBritain and Denmark are the only EU countries that don't issue identity cards. Britain has a proof of age card, but 10 years ago it wasn't recognized very well: http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/ http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/