Original Story Posted: March 03, 2010
In an attempt to put an end to the frustration of trying to get cleared for a flight at the airport and make the trip through security a little smoother, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to revive an old idea which would handle checking footwear.
Since 2001, the TSA has pushed to have passengers remove their shoes after Richard Reid tried to ignite explosives in his boots on a flight heading to the United States. By 2006, show removal was mandatory after another failed attempt to blow up planes with liquid explosives.
With close to a dozen companies developing shoe scanning machines, the TSA has stated that it is in the process of buying 100 of these innovative pieces of technology by 2011.
Able to find metal weapons and explosives within shoes, the machines weren't able to
