jpd80 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) What happens to anyone in government proposing a new tax , raising taxes or cutting spending? Edited March 20, 2016 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 The main exception to this is high performance cars. You forgot hybrids and EVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 New Jersey may have low gas tax, but they have a lot to toll roads. Toll roads are a good way to make "others" to pay for the road bills. When the Parkway was built 50 years ago, they said the tolls would be removed once it was paid for...the work has been paid for, all it's doing now is paying salaries of toll workers (which have been cut down over the past 10-15 years with electronic toll collection) and not much is put back into actual coffers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 When the Parkway was built 50 years ago, they said the tolls would be removed once it was paid for... Hmm, that's the same thing they said about the turnpikes around here. Funny how it never works out that the turnpikes get paid off, even after they've collected more than enough money to tear them out and completely rebuild them more than once over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I was absolutely shocked when the one and only toll road in Atlanta was actually torn down last year. Miracles do happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I was absolutely shocked when the one and only toll road in Atlanta was actually torn down last year. Miracles do happen. They torn down the toll road? Why? Was it in that bad of shape. Side note, I've been on one toll road in my life, a bridge. I guess I lead a sheltered life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 They torn down the toll road? Why? Was it in that bad of shape. Side note, I've been on one toll road in my life, a bridge. I guess I lead a sheltered life. On second thought, maybe they just tore down the toll booths and not the entire road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 On second thought, maybe they just tore down the toll booths and not the entire road. Ha ha...I figured that's what you meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 On second thought, maybe they just tore down the toll booths and not the entire road. to me that's far more amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I was absolutely shocked when the one and only toll road in Atlanta was actually torn down last year. Miracles do happen. Here, they've been tearing down the toll booths and going to Sunpass or Toll-by-plate only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here, they've been tearing down the toll booths and going to Sunpass or Toll-by-plate only. Toll by plate is great - unless you're driving a company rental car. I was in Redmond for business and visiting my son in Seattle in the evenings. The most direct route was a bridge with toll by plate only. There was no way for me to pay it out of my own pocket. If I had used it then 3-4 weeks later I would have gotten a charge on my corporate card - after I had processed my voucher. They also add service fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Toll by plate is great - unless you're driving a company rental car. I was in Redmond for business and visiting my son in Seattle in the evenings. The most direct route was a bridge with toll by plate only. There was no way for me to pay it out of my own pocket. If I had used it then 3-4 weeks later I would have gotten a charge on my corporate card - after I had processed my voucher. They also add service fees. I had that happen to me while going from Fayetteville to Raleigh....I heard the highway (with tolls) from Cary was built because of the new residents (from NY and NJ living there) wanted a faster way to get to the Triangle area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) where I live, you have three days to pay your toll if you don't have an account, normally I can call up tell them the plate pay the bill and they email the invoice. Having an e-Tag on your own vehicle makes tollways a breeze, you can tell by the chirps whether your account is topped up. Edited March 22, 2016 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I was absolutely shocked when the one and only toll road in Atlanta was actually torn down last year. Miracles do happen. Georgia SR 400? I remember Georgia governor Nathan Deal making a big, well, deal (pun intended) to remove the toll plaza near the Lenox Rd. exit a couple years back. I'm also surprised that tolling was discontinued. Where are funds to maintain the road currently sourced? When I was in Atlanta this January to get together with some of my old fleet industry friends and colleagues, I was amazed at the prevalence of EVs and PHEVs (particularly Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S) there. In fact, one of the Ubers that a friend and I used in the Buckhead portion of Atlanta was an Audi A3 e-Tron PHEV. The Uber driver claimed it was the first A3 e-Tron sold by his particular Audi dealership. Traffic congestion and popularity of alternative fuel vehicles in greater Atlanta are reasons enough for more toll roads in the region, not fewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes, GA 400. They've collected far more money than was necessary to build that connector from 285 to 85. As for road maintenance - from the same place as every other road in Atlanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictor Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Georgia SR 400? I remember Georgia governor Nathan Deal making a big, well, deal (pun intended) to remove the toll plaza near the Lenox Rd. exit a couple years back. I'm also surprised that tolling was discontinued. Where are funds to maintain the road currently sourced? When I was in Atlanta this January to get together with some of my old fleet industry friends and colleagues, I was amazed at the prevalence of EVs and PHEVs (particularly Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S) there. In fact, one of the Ubers that a friend and I used in the Buckhead portion of Atlanta was an Audi A3 e-Tron PHEV. The Uber driver claimed it was the first A3 e-Tron sold by his particular Audi dealership. Traffic congestion and popularity of alternative fuel vehicles in greater Atlanta are reasons enough for more toll roads in the region, not fewer. Also, one would think the lack of deep battery killing cold would make ev's more practical, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Also, one would think the lack of deep battery killing cold would make ev's more practical, Heat does more damage than cold. I've never had a battery last more than 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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