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The only downside (from the drivers perspective at least) with the newer high-speed tolling is that there are new tolls appearing all up and down the east coast
by lsllc 4y ago
The only downside (from the drivers perspective at least) with the newer high-speed tolling is that there are new tolls appearing all up and down the east coast of the US that didn't exist before due to the cost/complexity of building toll plazas, whereas now it just needs a gantry over the highway with some scanners/cameras.
In the DELMARVA area in particular there are now "express lanes" on I-95 that you can pay a little extra to use the lane, the tolls seem to be variable too (presumably depending on traffic).
- CydeWeys 4y agoEconomically speaking, increasing prices on a scarce resource (travel lanes) where demand exceeds supply totally makes sense. Helps get the road users to pay more of their fair share, too (rather than taking it out of all of our income taxes equally).
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoAny toll expensive enough to effect usage are an affront to the entire point of publicly funded infrastructure. The janitor has just as much right to waste his time in gridlock as the tech bro does.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoSo then why don't we make public transit (buses, trains, etc.) free? These are publicly-funded infrastructure, and the fares exist primarily to limit usage, in addition to help fund the system. The fact that motorists expect to get free roads while public transit users have to pay is an affront to the entire point of publicly-funded infrastructure.
- dwater 4y agoThose are mostly HOT lanes - High Occupancy Toll. If you have the correct EZPass they are free with 3+ occupants. The toll is for drivers with less than 3 occupants who are willing to pay the premium, which scales with traffic and has a "soft limit" of $1.50/mile last I saw.
- jwineinger 4y agoHow do they know the number of occupants at the time of toll? Do you have a switch on the transponder or something?
- robswc 4y agoThere's a switch you hit when you have enough ppl. I imagine they have a few ways of checking if there's actually 3+ ppl but not sure if there's an "official" answer.