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== Being prepared for security == | == Being prepared for security == | ||
* Bring identification. [http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/acceptable-ids Here's a list of acceptable IDs. | * Bring identification. [http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/acceptable-ids Here's a list of acceptable IDs] in the US. If you forget your ID, all is not lost. It's possible, with some extra hassle, to travel within the US even if you don't have your identification. [http://blog.tsa.gov/2013/04/tsa-travel-tips-tuesday-can-you-fly.html Here's what the TSA says to do if you don't have ID.] | ||
* Avoid getting into a screening line behind people who look like they don't travel often (families with kids, retirement age folks, large groups). | * Avoid getting into a screening line behind people who look like they don't travel often (families with kids, retirement-age folks, large groups). | ||
* Wear slip-on shoes (and wear socks if you don't want your feet getting dirty). | * Wear slip-on shoes (and wear socks if you don't want your feet getting dirty). | ||
* Consider not wearing a belt, or wear one with no metal, so you don't have to take it off. | * Consider not wearing a belt, or wear one with no metal, so you don't have to take it off. | ||
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* If you're wearing an activity monitor, such as a FitBit, take it off for screening. | * If you're wearing an activity monitor, such as a FitBit, take it off for screening. | ||
* You should hang onto your ID and boarding pass as you go through the line, but you can't carry them through screening; put them in your bin. | * You should hang onto your ID and boarding pass as you go through the line, but you can't carry them through screening; put them in your bin. | ||
* Put the bin with your shoes, jacket, and liquids onto the | * Put the bin with your shoes, jacket, and liquids onto the conveyor belt first. You can be getting dressed while the rest of your stuff comes through. | ||
* Take your laptop out of your bag and put it in a separate bin. You can usually leave it in a sleeve, as long as there's nothing else in the sleeve. | * Take your laptop out of your bag and put it in a separate bin. You can usually leave it in a sleeve, as long as there's nothing else in the sleeve. | ||
* Consider getting a checkpoint-friendly laptop bag, with a laptop-only section that folds out without taking out the computer. The less you handle your laptop, the less likely you are to drop it. (US TSA allows you leave the computer in this type of bag; other countries often do not.) | * Consider getting a checkpoint-friendly laptop bag, with a laptop-only section that folds out without taking out the computer. The less you handle your laptop, the less likely you are to drop it. (US TSA allows you leave the computer in this type of bag; other countries often do not.) | ||
* Don't go through the screening machine until your stuff is on the | * Don't go through the screening machine until your stuff is on the conveyor belt. | ||
== US Trusted Traveler Programs == | == US Trusted Traveler Programs == | ||