Catpaw – diary of an angry cat

I was cruising around the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) web site and spotted this little gem. You can sign up to get your monthly transit pass via snail mail. Fill out a nifty little form and supply a voided cheque and voila, no line ups to get your pass. It simply shows up in your mailbox in a timely fashion. Cool, eh?

Now… there’s one little problem with the form you fill out on line. Take a look:

In order to get your advanced TTC pass, they require your driver’s license. I don’t have a problem with requiring some sort of ID for security, but … seriously, a driver’s license? I know quite a few TTC users that don’t have a driver’s license, it really isn’t a necessity in Toronto. So they can’t fill out the form – they get rejected.

Yes, yes, I know, you can still buy your pass at the kiosks or booths. But there is a certain irony in an organisation that is promoting mass transit, requiring users to show a driver’s license to get a mass transit pass via mail.

You think the TTC could come up with a few choices for proof of ID.  A little bit of imagination is called for.