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Old 09-15-2009, 07:22 AM
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NJ.... in areas that are still under development, the gates are left in the 'automatic open' state. Once development is complete and things have had a chance to settle down, they change the gates to require an entry card. At least, that's been the practice for the past few years.
Perhaps this is the case, but I still wonder why they bother with a card swipe if all you have to do to enter an area is go through a manned position and have them wave you through. Perhaps they only take a picture of the cars that go through the visitors entrance. But, that begs the question as to why they need manned security at all. Since the person offers no additional level of security, why spend all that money for this.