Re: Exhibition Street Bridge and City Link

["Johann Fan" <jyf@optusnet.com.au>]

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> Most impressive indeed.  And most likely the way that the tolling system
> works in Toronto (Canada this is, not near Fassifern, NSW :-)
>
> There, the number plates are the sole mechanism.  After processing the
> plate, if the owner of the car has an account then that account is
> debited, otherwise a notice is sent to the owner.  I don't believe that
> not having an account results in a draconian fine as in Melbourne, but
> simple a higher level of toll, basically to cover costs of processing
> the transaction.  A much nicer way of doing things, to my mind.

Their system is scan on entry, scan on exit and they pay per km travelled.
There's an extra $1 added per trip if you don't have a transponder thingy
(whatever their E-Tags are called). It should be possible to do that here
with the current toll scheme, just a matter of adding toll gantries (sp??)
in at all exits/entrances. It would take the time problem out of it as I
don't think you can get from entrance to exit in less than 1 second =)

cheers
Johann