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Old 09-05-2012, 07:31 PM
 
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Busted...you will get a picture in the mail with a video url to watch your car speeding down the highway and the camera took a zoom video of your tags...yep there you go..a nice letter in the mail with a toll fee attached...pay by or else..been there done that...problem I was looking for the toll booth and there was not one..it was a pass only area..I said..suckers..as I exited thinking it was a free ride..nope.
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:44 AM
 
Location: West Raleigh
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Hmm, so I guess there's no consensus whether or not one transponder will work on multiple vehicles without penalty.
On the NC QuickPass Website FAQ:

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"Do I need to register all my vehicles?"

Yes. You should provide NC Quick Pass with details of all vehicles that you will use with your NC Quick Pass account. Vehicles that are not registered to the account that travel on the NC toll roads may be charged the Bill by Mail rate, a higher toll rate.
However, apparently you can have more than one vehicle on an account.

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"Can I have more than one vehicle on an account?" and the answer is:

Yes. Accounts can have multiple vehicles. The number of vehicles depends on the type of account, personal (limit of 5) or business (unlimited). You should provide NC Quick Pass with details of all vehicles that you will use with your NC Quick Pass account. Each vehicle requires its own transponder.
I think the key there is the last part - you can put all your cars on one account, but they each need to have a transponder.
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Old 09-06-2012, 07:07 AM
 
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Of course they want you to buy a transponder for each car rather than sharing. You can't convince me those things cost anywhere near $20 to make.
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Old 09-06-2012, 08:33 AM
 
Location: My House
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Is anyone even using the toll road regularly? I've been nearby it at rush hour on several afternoons and never saw more than a handful of cars on it at a time.
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:25 PM
 
Location: West Raleigh
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Is anyone even using the toll road regularly? I've been nearby it at rush hour on several afternoons and never saw more than a handful of cars on it at a time.
As I live in N. Raleigh and work to the west, I don't have a day-to-day reason to, but I do have a quickpass. My parents and a few friends live down that way so I use it whenever I'm headed there because it's the easiest and quickest way. I wouldn't be opposed to using a toll road if it was on my way to more things though.
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Old 09-06-2012, 01:42 PM
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Location: Cary, NC
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When 540 opens up to 55 on the south side of Apex, you will see an impact on usage.
Using it to bypass the Williams Street bottleneck will appeal to a lot of commuters.
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Old 09-06-2012, 02:32 PM
 
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It's not unlike I-540 (Northern Wake Expressway). When I first moved to Raleigh, the I-40 to Glenwood Ave. section was relatively new and that was all there was of 540. It was always practically deserted. As the highway moved around north Raleigh section by section, traffic grew heavier and heavier.
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Old 09-06-2012, 03:05 PM
 
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I've been using the toll road about once a week since it opened. It's nice when I want to get where I'm going quickly.

The reason it's so empty right now, and the sad, perhaps shocking truth is that this toll road wasn't really built to handle any of the trips that people are making today. If it's convenient for some people then great, but that's not the real purpose.

The real reason is this: Everything clear from RTP to Fuquay-Varina, to the Chatham County border and beyond, will be a giant conglomeration of suburban development within most of our lifetimes. This toll road was built first and foremost to enable all this sprawling development to happen, and second, to handle the traffic that this development will generate.
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Old 09-06-2012, 03:16 PM
 
Location: NC
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Does anyone know how much it will cost to ride the entire 18 miles of TriEx 540 when it is finished?
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Old 09-06-2012, 03:35 PM
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Location: Cary, NC
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I've been using the toll road about once a week since it opened. It's nice when I want to get where I'm going quickly.

The reason it's so empty right now, and the sad, perhaps shocking truth is that this toll road wasn't really built to handle any of the trips that people are making today. If it's convenient for some people then great, but that's not the real purpose.

The real reason is this: Everything clear from RTP to Fuquay-Varina, to the Chatham County border and beyond, will be a giant conglomeration of suburban development within most of our lifetimes. This toll road was built first and foremost to enable all this sprawling development to happen, and second, to handle the traffic that this development will generate.
You know, planners just cannot win.
If they allow development prior to infrastructure, brainiacs moan and groan about poor planning.
If they install infrastructure first, then it is all about mindless sprawl...
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