The turnpike system and the money grabbers In the state

[DavidMcmillan]

Yeah, we found another topic to complain about.

 

[okgunner]

There was a bridge built between New Jersey and Pennsylvania called the nickle bridge (can't find any references of it online) because you were charged a nickle. The state bureaucrats were mad so they pressured the owner to raise the price to a dime, the price I remember in the 1970s.

Vital infrastructure is never truly paid off and is a perpetual money making machine for politicians. The few honest folk are run off or eventually die.

 

[kingfish]

Yeah, we found another topic to complain about.

It's a natural human condition.

 

[BobbyV]

Ill never understand why most turnpike users don’t understand the vast majority don’t use the turnpike system on a regular basis.

That seems pretty obvious. Regardless, outside of needing to add funds upon the initial account setup you're not charged for the pike pass until you do use it.

But I guess if you want to pay higher tolls go ahead.

 

[Pstmstr]

OSA should start a toll for whine posts. It would generate a lot of money.

 

[skyhawk1]

I remember when H. E. Bailey was built. The toll was $0.10 ans was "only going to be in effect until the road was paid for." 1964 and not paid for, yet. Toll is now $2.00.

Little by little, the toll roads are multiplying and alternate routes are nonexistent or inconvenient.

Got to play to pay. I avoid tolls, when possible, but have a Pike Pass, when needed.

There was a guy I knew that bragged about having his Pike Pass on velcro. He put the Pass in his lap to avoid "reader".
If he got pulled over, he would show his badge (LE) and point out the Pass.

Even if reader does not pick up pikepass it will read tag and still charge pass. My wife's car pike pass falls off constantly and never had a problem with them charging pass.

 

[TedKennedy]

I took one of the "fast" lanes down in Tejas a few months ago - they'll mail you the bill.

Oddly enough I never got a bill.


You think having the tailgate down and a couple kayaks protruding might have kept them from reading my plate?

 

[C_Hallbert]

I get the complaint, but I like pike pass.

Works well in Texas, works here in oklahoma, I keep enough money on my account that it takes years to even get to the point where I need to reload m account, I seldom use it, but its there if needed.

You also no longer have to stop, just keep driving.

I understand pike pass is now accepted in Kansas as well.

I also use EZ Pass on the vast turnpike system up and down the East Coast, and it sure pays to subscribe to the Harris County Toll System if you’re traveling in the Houston, TX Area. Cash Tolls there can back up for 1/2 mile. At my age, my time is worth the subscription fee

 

[Uncle Meat]

I've been told that out of state investors own our turnpikes.
Fact to fiction?

 

[SKATA]

So now they’ve closed off the exits ability to pay in favor of the license plate reader system.

The cost has soared from 1.15 to $2.05 to go 8 miles on the shitcreek turnpike.

Every car needs a pike pass now or you pay for it.

We went from machines that couldn’t counted money correctly 1 out of 4 times and no debit/credit card readers to this.

Screw the pike pass I’m not giving state a loan on my 2 cars. I used the system to go from Claremore to BA maybe 6 times a year.

Now it’s zero due to cost. Now it cost me a check and a .63 cent stamp as well

You think they would have upgraded the machines to a coke machine standardsView attachment 398776

I read that the tolls in PA are $118.80 to cross the state. I guess that's what you get when voting for fetterman and marxism ?