Granite Geek: “Open road tolling” on I-95
mrwg
· 3 months ago
As a heavy ezpass user I can say... it is WONDERFUL.
Even now age of current technology matters... one can go faster through new NH tolls than through old Mass tolls. (Yeah, speed limit is 10, but one can get through at 25-30... 3rd gear... saves gas.)
Biggest problem now is they put EZPASS only lanes sandwiched between Exact Change and all money... so you get people from EC lanes going 90 degrees accross no-stop lanes because they don't have the e.c.
That lane-changing problem will be even bigger in the future if it is not better organized when legit speed lanes are created.
Big brother exists whether or not one stops for tolls. They still take your photo. Don't like it? Don't take the toll road.
Mike
· 3 months ago
Just get rid of the tolls and traffic will move.
If they won't get rid of the tolls start changing EZ Pass users the full amount, no discounts!!!
Have them pay full price, convenience costs money. If you want to go through fast, pay full price or even more!!!
Tschmidt
· 3 months ago
I wish they would just get rid of the tolls and raise gas tax a little to pay for construction and maintenance. Seems like a much better solution to trying to use technology to solve a political problem. EZ-pass is convenient but one more intrusion of Big-Brother and is costly to implement.
DaveBrooks
· 3 months ago
On the other hand, tolls place more of the cost on those who actually use the service - which has a certain fairness aspect.
It's like charging people to ride the bus or subway.
Tschmidt
· 3 months ago
True but a gas tax is a reasonable approximation since one only uses gas while driving. Toll collection has very high overhead costs and even with EZ-pass creates bottlenecks.
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Even now age of current technology matters... one can go faster through new NH tolls than through old Mass tolls. (Yeah, speed limit is 10, but one can get through at 25-30... 3rd gear... saves gas.)
Biggest problem now is they put EZPASS only lanes sandwiched between Exact Change and all money... so you get people from EC lanes going 90 degrees accross no-stop lanes because they don't have the e.c.
That lane-changing problem will be even bigger in the future if it is not better organized when legit speed lanes are created.
Big brother exists whether or not one stops for tolls. They still take your photo. Don't like it? Don't take the toll road.
If they won't get rid of the tolls start changing EZ Pass users the full amount, no discounts!!!
Have them pay full price, convenience costs money. If you want to go through fast, pay full price or even more!!!
It's like charging people to ride the bus or subway.