Toll roads
I'm hoping someone from Illinois or one of the eastern states can help me with some info. In August I'll be travelling east and one of our stops is Beaver Dam Wisconsin. From there we'll be heading ea...
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afidel wrote:
Massachusetts will send you up to 4 transponders for free and there's no monthly fee, just a minimum balance. I'm an Ohio resident but there was no way I was spending $44 for the first year just to give them money, when I found out I could get it for free with no ongoing cost from MA I jumped all over it. It saves me money in several states including Ohio and in many states saves time because you can cruise by at 60-70MPH instead of stopping and standing in line (why hasn't Ohio added the quick lanes yet, stupid turnpike commission).
The OTP is interesting (and they do have transponder only lanes (EZ pass only). However, the one thing that irritates me with the OTP is the lane spacing between the tool booths.
The OTP places 'dummy poles' in front of each tool booth at a 110" spacing. All well and good in as much as the maximum allowable width of any road going conveyance is less than that, however, there isn't much room for error entering a toll booth. You better have excellent depth perception and get 'squared up' before entering or your mirrors will be smacked by the poles and / or your camper gets hit and they don't move. While I've never contacted one, it's been close, too close. I tend to use the outside toll both lanes only, because there is more room to get 'square' prior to entering.
PITA and Ohio is the only state with 'close' spacing.
