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Re: The unions will probably try to take over VZW I drove on such a route (209 I think?) in Ontario on my way to Toronto. A few months after the fact I received an invoice in the mail (for $45 CAN! They aren't cheap!) for the toll charges that I then paid with a credit card. It was a pretty slick system and worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does.
Not sure why we need transponders either, other than it's a legacy structure. Was OCR sufficiently advanced when E-ZPass came onto the scene to read license plates reliably? I'm guessing the answer is no? The technology is there now, at least on the NY Thruway, I've been automatically billed the appropriate amount the handful of times my transponder failed to register for whatever reason. |
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| said by Crookshanks:worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does. E-Z Pass doesn't require you to slow down, the narrow lanes with the toll collectors walking between booths and funky traffic patterns is why they force you to slow down. Parts of the NJ Turnpike and a number of the tolls in central VA are "full speed" and do not require you to slow down at all. Even the ones that you are supposed to slow down for will read just fine at 50 mph at 2 am 
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| said by mackey:said by Crookshanks:worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does. E-Z Pass doesn't require you to slow down, the narrow lanes with the toll collectors walking between booths and funky traffic patterns is why they force you to slow down. Parts of the NJ Turnpike and a number of the tolls in central VA are "full speed" and do not require you to slow down at all. Even the ones that you are supposed to slow down for will read just fine at 50 mph at 2 am /M New Hampshire put in highway speed tolling on I-95 a few years ago (I think either in 2009 or 2010).
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PA sucks in IL the main lines are all FULL speed EZ-PASS no need to slow down. |
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Forest Hills, NY | reply to mackey
E-470 around Denver: 75 MPH SPEED LIMIT, RIGHT THROUGH THE TOLL PLAZA. No toll booths, all transponders and license plat readers. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to mackey
The EZ Pass readers are programmed to not read above 20 or 5 MPH (the posted speed limit) so you get the $50 OCR License Plate ticket instead of the EZ Pass discount. |
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| said by patcat88:The EZ Pass readers are programmed to not read above 20 or 5 MPH (the posted speed limit) so you get the $50 OCR License Plate ticket instead of the EZ Pass discount. Never had that problem. You need to make sure that you have all your vehicles registered with your account. This can be easily done through their website. I believe their drill is as follows: if they could not read the tag, they take a photo. If they can match the plate, make and model of the car to an existing account, they just bill that account for the toll rate at that spot. Otherwise, they pull registered owner's info from DMV and send out a violation. So as long as you correctly list all your cars with your account and remember to update it every time you change cars, you should not be getting these violations. I think there were a few instances with me when it didn't read my tag. When I look at certain items on my statements, they show my plate number instead of tag.
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said by Crookshanks:I drove on such a route (209 I think?) in Ontario on my way to Toronto. A few months after the fact I received an invoice in the mail (for $45 CAN! They aren't cheap!) for the toll charges that I then paid with a credit card. It was a pretty slick system and worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does.
That would be Highway 407, and yeah, it's a rip off for sure! |
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depends on the state. Ohio has their system set to 5mph where you must do that- and if you do not- you'll hit the gate/arm on the otherside. btw- it is steal. |
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join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
kudos:1 | reply to Crookshanks
said by Crookshanks:I drove on such a route (209 I think?) in Ontario on my way to Toronto. A few months after the fact I received an invoice in the mail (for $45 CAN! They aren't cheap!) for the toll charges that I then paid with a credit card. It was a pretty slick system and worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does.
Not sure why we need transponders either, other than it's a legacy structure. Was OCR sufficiently advanced when E-ZPass came onto the scene to read license plates reliably? I'm guessing the answer is no? The technology is there now, at least on the NY Thruway, I've been automatically billed the appropriate amount the handful of times my transponder failed to register for whatever reason.
EzPass does not require the vehicle to slow down. It will read the transponders at any speed. |
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Jack_in_VAPremium
join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
kudos:1 | reply to mackey
said by mackey:said by Crookshanks:worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does. E-Z Pass doesn't require you to slow down, the narrow lanes with the toll collectors walking between booths and funky traffic patterns is why they force you to slow down. Parts of the NJ Turnpike and a number of the tolls in central VA are "full speed" and do not require you to slow down at all. Even the ones that you are supposed to slow down for will read just fine at 50 mph at 2 am /M Not only can you "breeze" through at any speed they also have hi-speed cameras to get your license plate if you don't pay. |
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said by Crookshanks:I drove on such a route (209 I think?) in Ontario on my way to Toronto. A few months after the fact I received an invoice in the mail (for $45 CAN! They aren't cheap!) for the toll charges that I then paid with a credit card. It was a pretty slick system and worked at full highway speeds without compelling you to slow down as E-ZPass does.
Sure it wasn't 407?
That road is privately-owned by Cintra, a Spanish toll-road company. These privately-owned roads tend to be loaded down with debt, so they have to charge very high tolls.
CAD $45 still sounds steep. I don't know about 407, but I do know that a lot of these roads charge higher fees to one-time drivers than to regular commuters. The toll automatically goes down as you drive more. |
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join:2006-01-23
Manassas, VA | reply to patcat88
Nope, pure conspiracy theory as evidenced by my many many runs through the Dulles EZ pass lanes late at night at >70mph. The speed limit is 35.
hint: put the thing in your window like you're supposed to |
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It kills me that all of you typing and responding to these comments are only talking about toll roads. This seems like a waste of Good Forum Talk. Does anyone else know the latest on Verizon and their attempt to kill the Unions and 25,000 jobs? |
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