LA councilman calls for ATM "duress code" system to fight robbers

Javelin research clearly shows that individuals want a more significant role in their own security, and our data also shows several ways that consumers are able to be effective in the protection of their financial assets. One of banks' best ways to improve security is to partner with the consumer in the battle against a common enemy: the criminal who takes over a consumer's identity. Online, ATM, phone or even in person, banks can get more control over identity criminals by empowering the consumer. Alternatively, the the financial services industry can continue to stubbornly insist that the customer can't and won't be bothered to make a difference, despite a growing volume of data pointing to the opposite conclusion. Customer-empowered security is a market opportuntiy! 

So, you have a knife at your ribs - under pressure...

Can you remember your PIN in reverse?

it's hard enough to do normally....

Let's not forget the many PINs which are palindromic. Easy to remember backwards, yes - but do you really want armed police arriving each and every time you take cash out (thinking about it, perhaps that would be useful security!).

I don't necessarily disagree with the concept, but a backwards PIN will just not work.