Sentence examples for electronic toll system from inspiring English sources
ACS, a Dallas company, currently operates the electronic toll system.
The number of motorists signing up for E-ZPass online has doubled in the seven weeks, according to the consortium that runs the E-ZPass electronic toll system in the Northeast.
E-ZPass officials have suspended a service that permits users of the electronic toll system to get their account statements by e-mail message after a security gap was discovered by a Pennsylvania computer programmer, officials said today.
At least that is the refrain that is being relentlessly voiced by New Jersey elected officials and editorial writers who have been railing against the electronic toll system, which was completed last September after a two-and-half-year delay.
Work has begun on an upgrade for U.S. 36 that will incorporate a special fast lane for high-occupancy vehicles, bus rapid transit service, an electronic toll system for single-occupant cars and a bike path.
Motorists will be able to pay their tolls with the existing FasTrak electronic toll system or a new license-plate-linked account; others can simply elect to get a bill in the mail.
Highway experts said that it was not unusual for electronic toll systems to have problems initially.
Electronic toll systems are convenient for commuters, but the information is increasingly being used to track movements.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island use electronic toll systems to charge their residents less than out-of-staters at some bridges and tunnels.
The state turnpike's electronic toll-collection system will be made compatible with electronic toll systems in other states, eventually allowing residents to drive from Maine to West Virginia without stopping to pay a toll.
"They're not quite ready for prime time, particularly when it comes to differentiating between states' license plates," said Michael Kolb, a consultant with Traffic Technologies of Rhinebeck, N.Y., which designs electronic toll systems for the transportation industry.
