Tolls Tolls Tolls (Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors: living, mall, authority)

[Joey Falcon]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Have you been on John Young during rush hour?
I've tried to take it to get from 50 to 408 and that 1 to 2 mile stretch can take me as long as 20 minutes to get through. I can only imagine going all the way to I4 on that

I'm saying you don't have to pay the toll.

There is no state income tax here, so people should have extra money left over for tolls. Unless their spending the money they saved on big screen TVs. And whose fault is that? Not Floridas.

[annerk]

Originally Posted by BlackPeach2

You know thats not cool. Its not a Florida thing...its an Orlando tourist trap thing. Orlando just needs to own it. The tolls can be very irritating especially when you dont have the change and are afraid to run them and get ticketed. The area doesnt do a great job of letting users know they are entering a toll zone. GPS systems should also be notated, especially the apps on Android phones. One is better of using Google Maps and avoiding all expressways altogether. Its definitely not a Florida thing. Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa Bay dont hassle drivers like that. You may see a toll here and there but in the Orlando metro its the worst.

Have you ever been anywhere outside FL and GA?

This is very common in many places and is not just a "Florida" thing.

GSP, MD Turnpike, State Routes 73, 133, 241 and 261 in CA, the list goes on. Get out more and see this country, you might be surprised what you will find.

[Bellamouse]

Yes, we are from Chicago and there are toll roads everywhere there. And you DO have to stop and pay every 10 miles or so (maybe less). That's why Illinois has the "IPass" system.

We are happy down here and don't mind the tolls. We got SunPasses and as someone else mentioned, the huge savings on the state income tax alone more than makes up for it.

Also, the real kicker back north was, you paid tons in tolls (and state tax) and yet the roads STILL sucked! Massive potholes everywhere. Constant construction. MASSIVE traffic (think I4 on steroids). Ridiculous. At least down here you get beautiful, mostly empty roads on which to drive.

Here's a picture of the toll plaza right near our old house. This is a NORMAL day, not some kind of unusual back up due to an accident or something. Seriously, it looks like this every.single.day.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/26329029@N06/5500577893

[Infamous92]

We went through like 3 tolls in a span of 10 minutes, I've never seen anything like that anywhere else. And 2 more tolls just to turn around on the highway, they don't always work either.

The roads are MUCH better than they are in NY though.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

We went through like 3 tolls in a span of 10 minutes, I've never seen anything like that anywhere else. And 2 more tolls just to turn around on the highway, they don't always work either.

The roads are MUCH better than they are in NY though.

Nothing will ever top a $15 bridge toll into Manhattan

[Joey Falcon]

The tolls are the reason we have smooth roads here.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by Joey Falcon

The tolls are the reason we have smooth roads here.

The interstates are equally smooth.

Fl has smooth roads because we don't have to deal with winter ice, snow and salt

[Joey Falcon]

If you can't afford the tolls, you can't afford Orlando. Maybe somewhere else would be cheaper for you, like North Dakota, or Muscle Shoals Alabama.

[0nyxStation]

Ha ha ha lol...these Fools.

[LifeIsGood01]

Originally Posted by scottinpdx

Flew into Orlando yesterday,and am really surprised at all the tolls. On 417 I paid the toll than not 10 miles latter had to pay a toll again. I have never heard of paying tolls multiple times on the same road. I had to pay another toll on my exit. I mentioned it to the hotel worker and she told me "Welcome to Florida" he always warns her friends when the visit to bring quarters.

That is an awful area with a lot of tolls. I live near Fort Lauderdale and haven't taken a local toll road in a long time. I never use the Turnpike, it's out of the way and doesn't get me where I need to go. We don't really have many toll roads hear luckily.