RFID Enables Hands-Free Transit Entrance for Vancouver Disabled

Metro Vancouver transportation network TransLink has launched a hands-free access system for those with mobility issues at 23 Greater Vancouver area SkyTrain transit stations. The system employs radio frequency identification technology to prompt gates to open for those carrying UHF RFID-enabled badges so that they don't need to use their hands. The installation represents 40 percent of all the stations, the agency reports, and is slated to be taken live in all SkyTrain and SeaBus stations by the end of this year.