Madison to require IDs for bus riders with passes
Madison - Riders who have an unlimited pass on Madison Metro buses will now have to show identification.University of Wisconsin students and employees have unlimited ride passes. There are concerns the bus passes are being used fraudulently. So, beginning Monday, an employment or school photo ID will be required.
UW-Madison employee and student bus passes are non-transferable. So, if the users don't have their IDs, the passes will be confiscated and a 1-day pass will be offered.
UW and UW Health employees who have their passes confiscated can get a replacement for $20. Students should contact the bus program office.
The university says no identification is needed for the free campus bus routes.
Well this is absolutely outrageous! This only hurts the people who need the bus the most. How can minorities and the elderly ride the bus now? Answer, they can't. We know only white males have Drivers Licenses and that it's not possible for anyone else to get them, even if they're free; so if you can't get an ID you can't ride the bus and you have no options. I'm absolutely disgusted by Madison.
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