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So what makes you think the union was responsible for this change? The exact change lanes were removed because the change collection hardware is old and parts
by jonhendry18 7y ago
So what makes you think the union was responsible for this change?
The exact change lanes were removed because the change collection hardware is old and parts are becoming scarce:
https://www.nj.com/traffic/2018/10/a_tisket_a_tasket_you_can_no_longer_drop_parkway_t.html https://www.nj.com/traffic/2018/10/a_tisket_a_tasket_you_can...
Another reason for replacing exact change lanes on the busy Parkway mainline is the machines that actually count the change, coin by coin, are old, cranky and hard to get parts for, Feeney said.
“Most are from the 1990’s. The manufacturers have not made parts for them for some time,” Feeney said. “Even the secondary market is difficult.”
It doesn’t help when drivers throw other stuff in the basket like slugs, foreign coins, garbage, a fish and used kitty litter
- cc439 7y agoThere are still plenty of companies making exact change machines, they just put brand new ones in on my local toll road ~3 years ago.
- jonhendry18 7y agoMaybe installing new machines from new vendors wasn't considered worthwhile given that most people use the electronic passes and they want to encourage more of that.