On 3/13/2012 1:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Happy John" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:28:54 -0700 (PDT), North Star
wrote:

On Mar 13, 1:11 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:24:58 -0400, BAR wrote:
Virginia's HOT Lanes on I-495 will be collecting tolls the same way
with
EZ-Pass

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EZ Pass has been in NY/CT/NJ for a long time and it works well,
greatly reducing traffic back ups at toll booths, and eliminating a
certain number of government employees. What's not to like?

Up here it's called the MacPass... probably because our two harbour
bridges are named after local Scottish men who distinguished
themselves in politics.
I have one and we can zoom through any lane in the bridge approaches.
They even discontinued the old 'token' system.. now it's either coins
or the MacPass.
BTW.. I hear this pass can also be used on our one & only 'toll road',
the Cobequid Pass.

You say 'it's called the MacPass...'. Is the EZ Pass called the MacPass,
or is a different pass
required - one that's called the MacPass?


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In California is know as Fasttrak. Good on bridges, toll roads and some
HOV lanes you can pay and drive with less than the required minimum. I
think they are all the same thing, different names.


And none of it is what we were talking about. We were talking about the
program they tried in Oregon, (remember the program old plum said didn't
exist) where each mile is tracked weather toll roads, or secondary roads...