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Toll roads that still use coin baskets

Started by DevalDragon, May 30, 2017, 02:13:59 AM

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RobbieL2415

Quote from: PColumbus73 on June 01, 2017, 09:25:44 PM
I-185 in South Carolina
Lemme guess:  you watch HaloMastermind117's Bad Drivers of South Carolina.


PColumbus73

No, I've driven the highway several times

FreewayDan

Quote from: FreewayDan on May 30, 2017, 11:42:23 PM
HCTRA still has two portions of its system that still use coin baskets: Sam Houston Tollway (except for the northeast section between I-69 North and U.S. 90 and the Ship Channel Bridge) and the Fort Bend Toll Road (north of Beltway 8). 

Update:
As of May 2017, HCTRA has converted its section of the Fort Bend Toll Road to EZ Tag only.
https://www.hctra.org/News/Ft_Bend_Parkway_Extension_Becomes_EZ_TAG_Only
LEFT ON GREEN
ARROW ONLY

UCFKnights

orlandos toll roads still have them

RG407

Quote from: UCFKnights on June 03, 2017, 08:16:40 AM
orlandos toll roads still have them
I've had E-Pass since the early days.  It's been ages since I've had to toss coins in the basket.

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on June 01, 2017, 05:13:23 PM
Coin baskets are only viable when the toll at a certain barrier is a fixed amount less than $1, and not based on mileage.
Once tolls started going over 75 cents in the Orlando area, the number of baskets went down.

hubcity

Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 01, 2017, 10:00:26 PM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on June 01, 2017, 05:13:23 PM
Coin baskets are only viable when the toll at a certain barrier is a fixed amount less than $1, and not based on mileage.

The Garden State Parkway have always had them at their $1.50 tolls.

I used one of them this past weekend, and I agree, they're not viable  :biggrin:

ilpt4u

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on June 01, 2017, 05:13:23 PM
Coin baskets are only viable when the toll at a certain barrier is a fixed amount less than $1, and not based on mileage.
If the Coin buckets take Dollar Coins, it works for amounts >$1. Not too hard to go to a bank and get a few rolls of Dollar Coins.

That being said, much easier to go and get an I-Pass/EZ-Pass transponder and not worry about toll baskets again, ever

So I'd say Electronic Toll Collection makes Coin buckets a lot less viable, moreso than amounts >$1

UCFKnights

Quote from: RG407 on June 11, 2017, 11:46:17 PM
Quote from: UCFKnights on June 03, 2017, 08:16:40 AM
orlandos toll roads still have them
I've had E-Pass since the early days.  It's been ages since I've had to toss coins in the basket.
Oh I haven't used them in ages... well, other then using their lanes when people start stopping or reducing to 5mph when going through e pass lanes and nobody is in the basket lanes.



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