No doubt you’ve noticed an increase in QR Codes appearing in advertising this past year, like the QR Codes appearing in airline magazines, a perfect place for these codes (imo). But people have also been noticing them in odd places as well, like on billboards, and other difficult to scan locations.
While visiting Oakland CA recently for a chiropractic college event, I saw a doozy of a QR Code fail while waiting for the Bart at the Oakland City Center. It appeared, the only way to scan the code (an advertisement from Overstock), would be by crossing the tracks at the risk of electrocution and/or being struck by an oncoming train. Take a look.
Subway QR Code Fail
After boarding the Bart I noticed the same ad further down the line and realized the intention was likely for passengers to scan codes while inside trains that have stopped at the station, but it seems rather unlikely that would happen. Thoughts?