Toll road @ Baytown

BobUnkefer · 03-02-2012, 11:50 PM

I have no problem with a toll road, but I'm from out of town & don't NEED a frickin EZ pass where I live. How in the HELL can they have a toll road with no OPPORTUNITY to pay, yet fine you (heavily?) if you use their road. Where I come from toll roads have attendants or at least the opportunity to pay.
What about the number of people that will be attending the race in April from out of town in rental cars that don't have an EZ pass. The track literally forces you to use this exit & toll way...
This just ain't right.

Unk

Ed Wright · 03-02-2012, 11:56 PM

Unk, notice how heavily traveled that stretch is? LOL
Gonna take some time to pay for the cameras. I don't remember seeing another vehicle there the two years I've used it.

BobOrme · 03-03-2012, 01:36 AM

E-470, the toll road that runs east of Metro Denver, has camera tolls for those that don't have an in-car toll transponder. Your license plate gets its picture taken at every toll point or exit that has a charge, and they send you a bill in the mail to pay the toll. That rate is 20% more than it would be with the transponder. The drawback with the transponder is they float cash from your bank account to cover the charges before you actually use them - you deposit $35 into the account, and it sits there until you use it. Use it down to a balance (of your money) of $12 (if I remember right), and they automatically take another $35 from your bank account to float until you need to use it.

03-02-2012, 11:50 PM	#1
BobUnkefer Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 465 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toll road @ Baytown I have no problem with a toll road, but I'm from out of town & don't NEED a frickin EZ pass where I live. How in the HELL can they have a toll road with no OPPORTUNITY to pay, yet fine you (heavily?) if you use their road. Where I come from toll roads have attendants or at least the opportunity to pay. What about the number of people that will be attending the race in April from out of town in rental cars that don't have an EZ pass. The track literally forces you to use this exit & toll way... This just ain't right. Unk __________________ Bob Unkefer 4409 STK

03-02-2012, 11:56 PM	#2
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Toll road @ Baytown Unk, notice how heavily traveled that stretch is? LOL Gonna take some time to pay for the cameras. I don't remember seeing another vehicle there the two years I've used it. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

03-03-2012, 01:36 AM	#3
BobOrme Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toll road @ Baytown E-470, the toll road that runs east of Metro Denver, has camera tolls for those that don't have an in-car toll transponder. Your license plate gets its picture taken at every toll point or exit that has a charge, and they send you a bill in the mail to pay the toll. That rate is 20% more than it would be with the transponder. The drawback with the transponder is they float cash from your bank account to cover the charges before you actually use them - you deposit $35 into the account, and it sits there until you use it. Use it down to a balance (of your money) of $12 (if I remember right), and they automatically take another $35 from your bank account to float until you need to use it.