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Washington State’s Good To Go! Toll System

admin — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:46:58 +0000

For a lot of drivers, paying tolls is just a part of their commute. The process can be cumbersome though when toll lanes start to backup due to everyone stopping and depositing their change or even swiping their prepaid toll card. That process is different in Washington State with their Good To Go! program.

This program allows a driver to purchase a pass for going through toll areas. They electronically deposit the dollar amount of their choice on the pass and then when they pass through the toll area, the pass is scanned and the toll amount deducted. They don’t even have to slow down as this can all be done at normal highway speeds.

Currently, there are only a couple of busy bridges that are set up on the Good To Go! system, but as the system is expanded and perfected other toll operations may be included as well. Other states have identical or similar systems and they have really proven to be a good way to keep traffic moving through and around toll areas.

Washington State’s Good To Go! system should be a benefit to pretty much everyone in the more congested areas of the state.

Traffic Cameras Find Voter Information?

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:22:26 +0000

Thousands of pages of voter information material was found by employees of the Florida Department of Transportation as they were viewing their traffic cameras. The debris was noticed scattered on an off ramp and workers were dispatched to the area to clean it up. Once there, they realized that the debris was actually voter information documents from citizens of Hillsborough County. Here’s the story.

Why Are Some Against Traffic Cameras Aiding In The Enforcement Of Laws

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:24:57 +0000

Traffic cameras are one of the more controversial subjects lately among motorists. Some municipalities are using them to issue traffic violation tickets and some citizens don’t think that is fair, correct, or legal. This article details the feelings of these people and presents their side of the case. While there are many arguments for and against this issue, it is clear that something needs to be done or decided by someone with some kind of authority before too much time goes by. Right now, there are just too many people waiting for this issue to be explored further by some sort of legally governing body.

Why One Town’s Plans To Install Red Light Cameras Isn’t Happening

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:02:08 +0000

The town of Pickerington, Ohio had planned to install red light cameras at selected intersections, but there seems to be a problem. The plan, like in many communities, was to have these cameras aid in the ticketing of drivers who speed or run red lights. This is one of the more controversial programs that many communities are implementing, many people don’t like the idea of a machine being responsible for ticketing them. Well, the problem in this town is that the state owns the traffic lights that run on the main highway through town and the state of Ohio does not allow these types of cameras to be installed on their traffic lights.

Read the story here.

A Webcam View Of Hurricane Gustav

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:52:01 +0000

We’ve noticed a spike in traffic indicating many people are trying to access webcams in the Louisiana and Alabama areas. In many cases, these webcam sites have become inundated with so much traffic that they have been bumped offline. There are also situations where because of the adverse weather conditions, the webcams may no longer be operational.

Here is a view from a New Orleans webcam as the Hurricane is heading inland:

Not much to see really as the weather is in some cases just too much for the cameras to handle.

Good luck to all the residents in the area from DOTwebcams.com!

Calm Down Louisiana, Those Cameras Aren’t Taping You

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:29:03 +0000

In various places around the state of Louisiana cameras are going up at traffic lights. Contrary to other places around the country, these are not the controversial red light cameras that tape commuters as they proceed through the intersections, these are more of a move towards a smarter way of telling when a traffic signal needs to be changed from red to green to allow traffic to proceed through the intersection. Here is the story.

Traffic Camera Implementation Hit A Snag In Indiana

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:35:42 +0000

The city of Hammond got ahead of itself, at least that is the opinion of the state of Indiana. It appears that the Hammond City Council approved the installation of the very controversial red light cameras at some of the city’s intersections. The problem is that until the state of Indiana passes a law authorizing their use in traffic enforcement, no tickets can be written based on the placement of these cameras. View the story here.

Indiana Joins States With Red Light Traffic Cameras

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:04:48 +0000

The controversial red light cameras have come to the state of Indiana. Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. has given the OK for red light cameras to be installed in his town. What makes these cameras controversial is that many people dispute that they actually ran a red light, others object to them as an invasion of privacy, and others say that they cause more traffic accidents. There is some statistical data that indicates that the more dangerous and sometimes fatal broadside have decreased due to these cameras being installed, but the more minor fender bender (rear end) type of accidents have increased.

Editorial Takes Red Light Camera To Task

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:11:36 +0000

Check out this editorial to read a blistering take on the legality and sense of red light cameras doing the jobs of police officers. Some very good points are raised although they are colored by the fact that the writer had just gotten a ticket through this system. A very interesting read.

Problems Getting Red Light Cameras To Work

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:07:55 +0000

The City Manager Pro Tem of Naperville, Illinois has put the company that installed its traffic cameras on notice that they need to be fixed and in working order in two weeks or their contract with the city will be lost. The company has apparently not gotten the cameras working after quite some time. Red light enforcement cameras are controversial enough, a major implementation problem like this doesn’t make the city managers look good. Here is the story.