Overnight, the Clear Registered Traveler Program ceased operation. I do travel by air 5-10 times per year, and had considered the program to speed my visits through airports. There were three main reasons why I didn’t, and I wonder if they are reasons why they have had to cease operation. There weren’t Clear lanes at every airport I travel to; the only way this system could be cost effective for me would be if it worked everywhere. As mentioned at the Consumerist, the Clear lanes just provide shorter lines; you still were subject to all the security checkpoint hassles. My home airport, Dulles International, opened the Black Diamond lanes: basically the same as Clear without the fee. In addition to[…]