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Where, in the United States, "Photo ID" is basically synonymous with "Drivers' license". A strange state of affairs, indicative of our car-dependent society.
by tobinfricke 12y ago
Where, in the United States, "Photo ID" is basically synonymous with "Drivers' license".
A strange state of affairs, indicative of our car-dependent society.
- elektronjunge 12y agoYou can get a state issued photo id that is not a driver's license. It just happens that nearly everyone has a driver's license, which is also government issued, so its convient to combine the two cards. Though state issued ids prove different things. For instance, states conforming to the REAL ID laws it says that you are a legal resident. For other states it just means that the state issued you an id card.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 12y agoReal ID is just another attempt to create the id nightmare. There's been some minor backlash against it, but...