Originally Posted By: tman
The last few times I've paid in a restaurant using a card in the US or Canada, they've not been able to check the signature.


At a restaurant, your signature is absolutely never checked. I've had a credit card for 18 years and my signature has never been checked at a restaurant, if only because the process of authorization and signature is the same as you've described.
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