Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 People that don't use EZ-Pass are idiots. I have no need to use EZ-Pass, I rarely if ever travel on toll roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 People that don't use EZ-Pass are idiots. Scratch what I said in the previous reply to your post above Nanker. You are right. They are idiots. LoL... If you get my drift. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I have no need to use EZ-Pass, I rarely if ever travel on toll roads. Must be nice to live in the wilderness. Can't get away from it here, especially when the commuters need to subsidize failed real estate development deals. Getting into the People's Paradise of New York City is now $14 via the tunnels and bridges if you pay cash. With E-ZPass it's $11.75 during peak hours and $9.75 during off-peak hours (1:30 PM - 1:31 PM) The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is $15.00 cash and $10.66 with E-ZPass. They don't publicize it, but you can sign up for car-pool EZ Pass, and as long as you have 3 in the car (including babies) Hudson River tolls are $5. Downside is you have to use cash lanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Must be nice to live in the wilderness. It has its perks. Not needing Slee-Z-Pass is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 If you use ez passa lot the will up what they hit you with. Been 15. Been 45. Drops down when you do not use it a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I've gotten a toll booth speeding letter from EZ-Pass. It was a gate that had recently been changed to 20mph from 5mph, but I guess they hadn't changed their sensor yet, because according to the letter I was caught going 19mph. It was just a warning not to do it again or lose my pass. I've found over the years of having one, that in NY, keep it under 15 in the 5mph lanes, and under 30 in the 20mph lanes and you'll never hear anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Why don't they just have drive by tolling. That is, "fly by tolling." You keep going your normal speed and the cameras pick your tag up doing 55/65/70 mph or whatever the speed limit is. The cars that pay cash get hustled off to the sides. If you miss a toll because you don't have the transponder on, just pay it online in the next 24-48 hours. This really keeps traffic moving. They have it set up this way on the Illinois Tollway. You'd think it would be a "greener" BS way of doing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 What are "toll" roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 That's insane. It's amazing that you have to pay a toll to get in to SF but not leave. They were kicking the idea around of charging tolls to get into the city from up the peninsula. Great idea. It's the same with NYC. Pay to get in, free to leave. If you use ez passa lot the will up what they hit you with. Been 15. Been 45. Drops down when you do not use it a lot Time was I had three and my son used one. He's an electrician and was on jobs that had him going all over the state. I had a few $50 charges in two or three days, he was on the Turnpike so much. What are "toll" roads? They're paved highways in the lower 48 that for the most part conform to the limits of the US government as described in the Constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 It's the same with NYC. Pay to get in, free to leave. Time was I had three and my son used one. He's an electrician and was on jobs that had him going all over the state. I had a few $50 charges in two or three days, he was on the Turnpike so much. They're paved highways in the lower 48 that for the most part conform to the limits of the US government as described in the Constitution. And ours are free of ice, snow and caribou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 And ours are free of ice, snow and caribou. But not mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 But not mud Our mud lasts a few days and it's cleared up and it happens once every few years. Ice, snow and caribou come every year last forever there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Proof positive: I'd much rather be on 42nd street and Broadway on Thanksgiving day, or at Times Square on 12/31/xx than deal with that! Edited December 23, 2014 by Nanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 People that don't use EZ-Pass are idiots. Many people who use EZ-pass are also idiots but for different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Many people who use EZ-pass are also idiots but for different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Many people who use EZ-pass are also idiots but for different reasons. I have no argument with any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I have no argument with any of that. That's because you're an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Why don't they just have drive by tolling. That is, "fly by tolling." You keep going your normal speed and the cameras pick your tag up doing 55/65/70 mph or whatever the speed limit is. The cars that pay cash get hustled off to the sides. If you miss a toll because you don't have the transponder on, just pay it online in the next 24-48 hours. This really keeps traffic moving. They have it set up this way on the Illinois Tollway. You'd think it would be a "greener" BS way of doing things. They do in lots of places. Doesn't really matter on the GW Bridge; 5 mph is pretty much the 'fly by' speed anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Went into SF on Monday to drop off my wife's gifts to her co-workers and noticed the speed through the Bay Bridge toll booths is 25 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 That's because you're an idiot. You can say that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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