Tollbooth tips

[Jdan]

Hey guys,

I'm gonna be taking a trip from D.C to NY this weekend and i was wondering if anyone has some sort of method for dealing with all of those pesky tollbooths along the freeways. Do you guys use EZ Pass or just pay cash? Is there an easy method for getting through all them quickly?

Cheers

[triangleforge]

I used to drive that route in a cage fairly often, and an EZ Pass is second only to gasoline of the things you should have along with you. Get one.

[uglyducky]

I used to drive that route in a cage fairly often, and an EZ Pass is second only to gasoline of the things you should have along with you. Get one.

+1

[Jdan]

I do have one, but where should i put the thing seeing as i don't have a headlight fairing. I have also been told that one needs to hold the ez pass in the air in order for it to read. Any ideas?

[live2ride]

i have it zip tied to my triple.  hasn't failed so far, but i don't exactly go speeding by them either.

[Artful]

I keep it in my jacket pocket and pull it out and flash it as I got through. Works for my commute because I can use the high speed (well... 30 mph) lane and just cruise through in second. Gets exponentially harder when you have to actually stop. Zip-tied to a fork leg should work like a charm.

[thought]

i leave it in my right jacket pocket... like art said, it works for commuter lanes, but less so for stops.  for commuter lanes, it prob doesnt read at all, but they'll take note of your license plate and charge your account in that way.  just make sure that your bike's plate is attached to the ezpass account and everything should be ok.

[Qfactor]

velcro or ziptie or tape to your left shoulder pad.

a lot of riding jackets have something there that you can attach to.

Q

[bikepilot]

I couldn't get EZ Pass to work with my DR250 consistently when I was in the boston area.  Even holding the thing in my hand out in the open didn't trip it a few times.  I'm told there's some sort of magnetic and/or weight sensor and the DR is either too light, too-aluminum or too tall to trip it.  Don't know if a monster would suffer the same trouble or not.  I ended up just riding through the booth on the red - wasn't like I could push the bike backwards in boston traffic and get over to the cash booth.  Nothing bad happened (not sure if they somehow charged it to my ez pass account or just let it slide).  Success rate was about 75%. 

[Jdan]

Thanks for the tips. Seeing as i'm gonna hit like 7 or so tolls i guess i'll figure out the best method on the fly.

cheers

[rcmcfly]

try this:

http://www.ducatimonstertailchop.com/stealth-monster-plate-relocator/

[Statler]

If your plate is registered on the account with the ezpass then any time it doesn't read it will automatically bill the account instead of generating a ticket.

That doesn't mean you can leave it at home though, as if you get pulled over directly after the toll for the alarm you will get a ticket for running the toll no matter.  Must show the ezpass.

We've had a couple of those cases here.

(This is how it is in MD anyway)

I forgot to take the ezpass off my bike when trailering it up to NH for the first DIMBY.  double tolls the entire trip.    (although it never bills for the extra axle so I guess we're even)

[live2ride]

that doesn't work in nj. 

I will work on the garden state parkway, as each toll is a fixed dollar amount.

However, it will not work on the NJ turnpike.  Well it does, but not the way you want it.  On the turnpike, the EZpass must register where you got on and what exit you get out.  If you don't have your ezpass but the license plate is registered, they will just charge your account but not the right amount.  They don't record where you got on and therefore they just charge the max toll (they assume you got on at delaware and left through the george washington bridge, even if you exit out in the middle of the state)

[Buckethead]

(they assume you got on at delaware and left through the george washington bridge, even if you exit out in the middle of the state)

But why in God's name you'd want to do such a thing escapes me.

[live2ride]

i learned something about the nj tolls.  

after forgetting my ezpass, i had to get a ticket for the toll on the nj turnpike.  these machines work like red light sensors, meaning they dont work.  well not for bikes at least.  so after about 30 seconds of backing up, reving my engine and such to trigger the sensor, i left. basically i left when a car finally pulled up behind me.