Big Brother- Tag on your TC?
"In the last few years traffic systems have been empowered with automated license-plate readers and various government entities have been putting cameras up everywhere, from automated and semi-automat...
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Travels with Yoly wrote:
One time we drove across the bridge on our way to Travel Lite (northern Indiana) where we picked up our camper. I noticed an increase in the fee on the way back with the camper versus on the way there with no camper. I really don't know if that was because of the "cargo increase" or a time of day/night fee variation ?.
When some bridge tolls change depends of day of the week & time, sometimes human perception plays big role.
I used to have 3-axle equipment hauler, who crossing CA bridges with 5 axles would cost me $25 each time.
I bough couple of air bags and made a system when empty trailer would ride on single axle only. (that had tire wear on mind, so saving on tolls was side effect)
Automatic road sensors would charge me for 3 axles, but would I try to go to live person, they would charge me for 5 axles, because that is what they would see.
Same was with bus having liftable tag.
With tag lifted the 16 tons bus would pay the same $5 fee cars do.
With tag down it was $15 commercial fee.
