โSep-19-2017 03:11 AM
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โSep-28-2017 08:16 PM
Jarlaxle wrote:
US30 is a pretty nice ride.
โSep-27-2017 02:39 PM
โSep-26-2017 06:19 PM
โSep-25-2017 11:53 AM
steveh27 wrote:
When in Mass this May I could not find any way to discover what the fees were. I stopped at a rest area and asked the turnpike staff & they had no fees posted nor did they have any handouts with them. The bill did come in the mail later and it wasn't bad, but I like to know in advance before I incur a liability.
I found an alternate route across Ohio after they changed the way they rate vehicles. Before on weight I was class 1 like cars, now on height I'm a class 2, much higher fees.
I do not drive enough on toll roads to justify EZ Pass.
โSep-25-2017 10:47 AM
โSep-24-2017 04:00 PM
Tvov wrote:DutchmenSport wrote:
So, say you are from another state, you go through one of those toll sections, and they send you a bill 3 months later. What happens if you do not pay?
I've never encountered one of these toll sections, and I'm avoiding I-65 through Louisville, KY like a passion!
But, what happens if you simply do not pay the bill that comes in the mail?
Thing is, in today's world, everything is tracked and saved by computers. If you ignore toll bills from other states, be careful driving through those states in the future - I wouldn't be surprised if it showed up on a police car's in-car computer that you were delinquent next time you happen to drive through a state. You may be stopped for going through a stop sign and it comes up. Or, more and more likely these days, it could pop up on a cop's computer just by them driving by you - notice those multiple camera things mounted on the sides of police car roofs? More and more these days there are license plate readers in addition to speed radar guns.
If they haven't done it already, I wouldn't be surprised if states start having "reciprocity" for sharing information about toll and vehicle traffic ticket information.
โSep-23-2017 10:38 AM
1968mooney wrote:ljr wrote:WTP-GC wrote:HadEnough wrote:
As I travel from place to place, they snap my plate and that's that. I have no way of getting information on what be I owe. They do not contact you at your mailing address, nothing. Actually, Massachusetts did send a bill to my mailing address, but that's it.
How does anyone know what they owe and who they owe if they are a traveler?
If they got your a clear picture of your plate, you will get a bill. Might take a month. Might take 3 months. But you will get a bill.
The DMV told me I was required by law to use my street address on my registration. The Post Office doesnโt deliver to that address. Iโve probably got a bunch of outstanding bills but I donโt know how to pay them.
If you get stopped for a traffic violation in that state, you will have the opportunity to pay all of them at once. :S
โSep-22-2017 07:10 PM
cross21114 wrote:
We are picking up a new Class C in Elkhart next week and will be towing a car on the way back. I usually avoid the East to West toll roads by using I70. I checked the toll calculation for IN, OH and PA.
I will not be able to get an EZPass before registering the RV so compared cash vs. EZPass.
Elkhart to Breezewood, PA
Cash - $116
EZPass - $86
Will likely go southeast from Elkhart down to Columbus, OH and pick up I70.
โSep-22-2017 07:06 PM
CavemanCharlie wrote:
I didn't read this whole thread. I just stay out of states that have toll roads. But, I never go far from home anyway so it's easy for me.
As for the toll both worker making 30k a year. That comes to about 15 bucks a hour. Do they really make that much ? Where can I find a nice cushy job that pays like that ?
โSep-22-2017 06:59 PM
jplante4 wrote:
The other thing that was supposed to happen last year was compatibility across all automatic toll systems. Sun Pass should work in the northeast and EZPass should work in FL. It was postponed because hapless government agencies can't seem to do anything that will benefit the public in any reasonable amount of time.
Here in Taxachusetts, they cut you a discount for using EZPass, but ONLY if it's a MassDot issued EZPass. My NJDot EZPass does not get the discount.
I'm sure the discount won't last long. It's just a tease to get people over to the system since ripping out the toll booths.
And meanwhile in Rhode Island, they put auto tolls on the Mt. Hope Bay Bridge between Tiverton and Newport. They hit your EZPass if you have one, if not they send you a bill. So, they use state municipal union employees to stuff a bill into an envelope that gets $.46 stamp to send you a bill for... wait for it... 10 cents!!!
โSep-21-2017 10:14 AM
valhalla360 wrote:dodge guy wrote:
Exactly my point. It was created as a way to provide income for itself. At least it used to be. Then it grew and people started taking money from it. Now they are just running away with toll increases and there is never enough money for a project! Hmmm! Get rid of them and things will still run as they are without taking anymore $$$$ from he public that aren't necessary.
The original toll roads were pure profit making private ventures. Only newer public toll roads try (and usually fail) to make enough money to pay for the road.
Get rid of the tolls and the money to keep them up still has to come from somewhere.
โSep-21-2017 08:04 AM
โSep-21-2017 07:43 AM
D.E.Bishop wrote:
I don't know how you figure benefits raise an annual salary of 30K to 90K, on average it is just 50 percent of base salary or in your example 15K additional and you forgot to mention the payback time for the equipment and added costs of mailing the bill and the second third and forth reminders to pay.
From my experience it's a shell game of hide the costs that the vendors/contractors use to get municipalities to sign a contract with them to run the system. Greater savings comes in the far distant future when all the current workers have retired and there is no more liability for paying retirements.