cherrykiss3
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There is a toll road on the norht side of Denver. Sorry right now I don't remeber the number of the highway. It is a bypass off I70 to miss Denver.
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bailer6334
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So far as I'm aware (having driven most of the western states roads) Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska, Wyoming, North/South Dakota, Washington (the state), Northern California and Oregon do not have toll roads aside from bridges. Others will provide guidance on the states east of the Mississippi. Get a GPS and set it up to bypass toll roads and you should be good to go.
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cherrykiss3 wrote:There is a toll road on the norht side of Denver. Sorry right now I don't remeber the number of the highway. It is a bypass off I70 to miss Denver.
Cherry
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States have seen tolls as a type of user fee to pay for new roads, despite the fact that a large portion of the funds come from gasoline taxes (also a type of "user fee"). In the 90's there was some recognition that collecting tolls was an inefficient form of taxation, so a lot of locations replaced the smaller tolls with other taxes.
In Jacksonville, Florida, there used to be two toll bridges on I-95. I-95 through Richmond, Virginia had a couple of toll boths as well. Both locations removed them.
My biggest fear is that with new technologies for collecting tolls more efficiently these local government agencies are going to re-institute tolls as a source of revenue.
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"My biggest fear is that with new technologies for collecting tolls more efficiently these local government agencies are going to re-institute tolls as a source of revenue."
It is, as often happens, quite simple. Fuel taxes pay for road construction and maintenance. The government is mandating higher and higher "CAFE" standards. As fuel economy goes up, fuel consumption goes down, and tax revenue goes down. The Highway Trust Fund is about to be in severe trouble, a new source of funding must be found. Toll roads are only one of the ideas being bandied about. Another is a tax on miles driven (the last I heard, there were privacy considerations on the reporting systems for that one). Another possibility is a weight tax added to the registration. I am sure there are many others under consideration.
The money has to come from SOMEWHERE, and WE are the ONLY source. It just depends on what ideas "they" come up with to force US to pay up!
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hallock5
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mowermech wrote:"My biggest fear is that with new technologies for collecting tolls more efficiently these local government agencies are going to re-institute tolls as a source of revenue."
The money has to come from SOMEWHERE, and WE are the ONLY source. It just depends on what ideas "they" come up with to force US to pay up!
And with efficiency/fuel mileage standards, comes skyrocketing insurance costs as injuries/fatalities soar due to lightweight construction of cars. Oh yes, another solution that fails to consider unintended consequences. But, back to tolls now...
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Peg Leg wrote:I'd rather have a federal fishing license.
A big "x2" on this one. Lourd knows how much I have paid for various NON RESIDENT state fishing licences in the past 3 years full timing.
I mean... just how hard could it be to enact a National Fishing Licence, a NFL... oppss abbreviation is already taken. Yeah, a number of issues to be resolved but what the heck.. we have put men on the moon - how hard could it be?
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autorot8
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jbarry wrote:Orange County California has a toll road that branches off I-405 and runs through the hills and then hooks up with I-5. It's linked to the FasTrak system that is used for the bridges in the San Francisco bay area.
As mentioned in a previous post, the bay area has one or two interstates that have been converted to HOV lanes and toll lanes for single occupant vehicles. There is no cost for HOV/carpool qualifying vehicles and the single occupant vehicles are charged according to traffic volume on the rest of the road. (Cheaper during non-commute times and more expensive during commute times.) Single occupant vehicles must have the FasTrak transponder or risk a rather HUGE citation from the Highway Patrol. HOV vehicles are not required to have the transponder.
But if you're towing, you don't need to worry about HOV lanes because it is illegal to tow in HOV lanes (at least in CA).
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jbarry
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Autorot8...you're absolutely correct about HOV lanes and towing. I had forgotten that the OP was towing a 5er when I posted. Every HOV lane I've driven is the inside lane of the interstate. California restricts towing to the right two lanes and the speed limit is 55 MPH.
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jbarry wrote:Autorot8...you're absolutely correct about HOV lanes and towing. I had forgotten that the OP was towing a 5er when I posted. Every HOV lane I've driven is the inside lane of the interstate. California restricts towing to the right two lanes and the speed limit is 55 MPH.
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