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cathy34787 10-15-2020 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by cmapgurley@comcast.net (Post 1847499)
BEAR SANCTUARY? are you just being cute about the Ocala Forest?
It’s not a joke. There is definitely a bear sanctuary and glad there is. People are taking their living area so there has to be some return for the bears. After all, they were here first.

Eg_cruz 10-15-2020 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1847425)
:icon_wink: Not trying to make light of your story but..... I think I'm starting to lose it a little. The first 3 things That came to me after reading were:
1. Was "Highway" robbery an intended pun?
2. $2.21 is a cheap price to not have to walk through a bear sanctuary.
3. If you went 7 miles in 5 minutes..... you were going at least 84 MPH.

All joking aside that does seem a little steep. Let us know what they say. :ho:
😂🤣😂🤣

Rapscallion St Croix 10-15-2020 12:00 PM
OP:
Next time, use this calculator before you travel.

SunPass Toll Calculator

It might help you decide to take alternate routes with multiple traffic lights, low speed limits, and heavy traffic to avoid those crippling toll fees.

bobnyce 10-15-2020 12:31 PM
With all the demands on Florida service, a fee for service system works the best. If you drive on the roads, help pay by charging tolls. No matter where you live you are using the roads so pay for them. That is how turnpikes originated as toll roads. You want the benefit - pay the toll. Why should the people who live here in FL pay for roads used by tourists, truckers and others wanting the sunshine and warm weather. That is why we do not need a state income tax. Many who come here are just visiting and using our facilities. So, let them pay for what they use - fee for service is still the best method either for sales tax or tolls. PS: has anyone looked at ticket prices for the many parks in FL lately? Now there is a fee for service system that makes a profit!!!!! My two cents.

Mrprez 10-15-2020 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PugMom (Post 1847668)
any time someone feels the tolls are out of touch: you are invited to head up north & go thru the tolls of NY &NJ.
That’s no lie! What does it cost to go over the GW bridge these days? Haven’t been up that way in a loooong time.

Worldseries27 10-15-2020 02:35 PM
Theater of the absurd
 
Are there no doctoral candidates who can write a thesis on this man's $ 2.21 to establish it's relevance

dougawhite 10-15-2020 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by CatskillBill (Post 1847415)
I was surprised to see that I was charged 3 times in 5 minutes for a total of $2.21.
Route Detail:
Start Point SR 46 - SunPass : $0.00
Coronado Mainline Toll Plaza - SunPass: $0.67
Mount Plymouth Toll Plaza CFX -SunPass: $0.78
Mount Plymouth Plaza - SunPass: $0.76
End Point SR 46 - SunPass: $0.00
TOTAL TOLL: $2.21

Topspinmo 10-15-2020 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom M (Post 1847530)
And as more cars in CA go electric there will be less paying the gas tax and it will continue to rise. Not sure what they're going to do with their All Electric by 2035 plan. Perhaps they will require tracking apps to send the electric vehicles a bill at some point?
No, there will be electricity tax then.

Topspinmo 10-15-2020 03:44 PM
Toll roads is nothing more than another way state To tax and create career jobs (toll booth collectors and of course many many layers of management.) Even notice how toll road never get paid off or toll removed?

golfing eagles 10-15-2020 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrprez (Post 1847789)
That’s no lie! What does it cost to go over the GW bridge these days? Haven’t been up that way in a loooong time.
GW bridge----$15 (11.75 with EZ pass)
Verrazano Narrows----$19 (12.75 with EZ pasa)
Both are one way tolls

Dana1963 10-16-2020 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by CatskillBill (Post 1847415)
I went to my SunPass account today to update my credit card info and happened to check my recent toll charges,

On a recent trip to Daytona I decided to take the new toll road that bypasses some of SR 46 through the bear sanctuary to see if I would save some time.

I was surprised to see that I was charged 3 times in 5 minutes for a total of $2.21.
That seems quite high for about 7 miles.

I tried a live chat, but it wouldn't allow my inquiry to be submitted.
I'll try to call them tomorrow to see if they have a malfunction with their new system.

So if you travel that way to Sanford Airport or I-4 check your account.
EZ pass is available in Florida for frequent travels gives added discounts were as Sun Pass does not. Also my EZ Pas works from Fl to Maine toll roads Sun Pass does not. E-PASS vs. SunPass: Which is better for drivers on Florida toll roads? - Orlando Sentinel

Link to toll map. https://www.cfxway.com/wp-content/up...assFinal-1.pdf

CWGUY 10-16-2020 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Dana1963 (Post 1847982)
EZ pass is available in Florida for frequent travels gives added discounts were as Sun Pass does not. Also my EZ Pas works from Fl to Maine toll roads Sun Pass does not. E-PASS vs. SunPass: Which is better for drivers on Florida toll roads? - Orlando Sentinel
:ho: Lots of good info. here: E-ZPass Accepted on Our Roads | Central Florida Expressway Authority

EdFNJ 10-16-2020 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dana1963 (Post 1847982)
EZ pass is available in Florida for frequent travels gives added discounts were as Sun Pass does not. Also my EZ Pas works from Fl to Maine toll roads Sun Pass does not. E-PASS vs. SunPass: Which is better for drivers on Florida toll roads? - Orlando Sentinel

Link to toll map. https://www.cfxway.com/wp-content/up...assFinal-1.pdf
How (other than those odd-ball FL CFX toll roads which they charge a fortune in tolls) do you get your EZ-PASS to work here in FL? Do you have the new E-PASS (not EZ-PASS) that works on all FL toll roads called UNI ? EZ-PASS does not work on most FL roads, just those listed in their brochure (Ex. does NOT work on FL TPKE).

Mrprez 10-16-2020 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 1848399)
How (other than those odd-ball FL CFX toll roads which they charge a fortune in tolls) do you get your EZ-PASS to work here in FL? Do you have the new E-PASS (not EZ-PASS) that works on all FL toll roads called UNI ? EZ-PASS does not work on most FL roads, just those listed in their brochure (Ex. does NOT work on FL TPKE).
According to the link to the article it is the E-Pass.

CWGUY 10-16-2020 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 1848399)
How (other than those odd-ball FL CFX toll roads which they charge a fortune in tolls) do you get your EZ-PASS to work here in FL? Do you have the new E-PASS (not EZ-PASS) that works on all FL toll roads called UNI ? EZ-PASS does not work on most FL roads, just those listed in their brochure (Ex. does NOT work on FL TPKE).
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Originally Posted by Mrprez (Post 1848435)
According to the link to the article it is the E-Pass.
:icon_wink: You guys could open the link in post 52 for the info..... honest it's not clown porn! :faint:

Mrprez 10-16-2020 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1848452)
:icon_wink: You guys could open the link in post 52 for the info..... honest it's not clown porn! :faint:
I did. Even read the article. I was just answering the previous poster.

EdFNJ 10-16-2020 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1848452)
:icon_wink: You guys could open the link in post 52 for the info..... honest it's not clown porn! :faint:
I did which was how I posted the CORRECT information.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrprez (Post 1848454)
I did. Even read the article. I was just answering the previous poster.
I am well aware of EZ-PASS, E-PASS and UNI and where they work. I have had all 3. The post I quoted stated "Also my (the poster, not me) EZ Pas(s) works from Fl to Maine toll roads......" THAT IS NOT TRUE. EZ-PASS does NOT work from FL to MAINE. EZ-PASS will work on some central Florida roads around Orlando but not the FL Tpke or any South Florida toll booths and will also not work in N. Carolina, S. Carolina or Georgia. The company who makes E-PASS (not the same as EZ-PASS) also makes a new tag called UNI and UNI can be used from Maine to Key West on ANY toll road on the east coast. The poster said EZ-PASS. So YES, I did read it, and NO EZ-PASS cannot be used from Maine to Florida unless they mean "Central Florida around Orlando" skipping all of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. UNI, by the same folks as E-PASS (NOT EZ-PASS) can.

Funkman 10-17-2020 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1847460)
It's the 1cent in the total that would bug me!
2.20 2.21, whatever it takes

220/221 Volts Whatever it takes? - YouTube

Mrprez 10-17-2020 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 1848469)
I did which was how I posted the CORRECT information.



I am well aware of EZ-PASS, E-PASS and UNI and where they work. I have had all 3. The post I quoted stated "Also my (the poster, not me) EZ Pas(s) works from Fl to Maine toll roads......" THAT IS NOT TRUE. EZ-PASS does NOT work from FL to MAINE. EZ-PASS will work on some central Florida roads around Orlando but not the FL Tpke or any South Florida toll booths and will also not work in N. Carolina, S. Carolina or Georgia. The company who makes E-PASS (not the same as EZ-PASS) also makes a new tag called UNI and UNI can be used from Maine to Key West on ANY toll road on the east coast. The poster said EZ-PASS. So YES, I did read it, and NO EZ-PASS cannot be used from Maine to Florida unless they mean "Central Florida around Orlando" skipping all of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. UNI, by the same folks as E-PASS (NOT EZ-PASS) can.
Good info, thanks. I had no idea there were so many options.

Art cov 10-17-2020 06:37 AM
I have laughed all through the thread with so many great post! I hope a toll doesn’t begin on the “Sarasota-Siesta Key highway” as my $3000 a week vacation will increase by $4 with a new toll across the bridge. O well, might see the porpoises, or a shark or the pretty ladies in the boats. Lol now that is better then possibly seeing a bear! On the other hand, think of all the money your saving by not driving to the Smokies to see a bear!!!

charlieo1126@gmail.com 10-17-2020 09:04 AM
Thank you. I couldn’t have said
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldseries27 (Post 1847791)
Are there no doctoral candidates who can write a thesis on this man's $ 2.21 to establish it's relevance
it better

justjim 10-17-2020 09:16 AM
Bears
 
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Originally Posted by CatskillBill (Post 1847445)
SR 46 east of Mt Plymouth, there is the Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Seminole State Forest, and the Black Bear Wilderness Area. Try Google maps to see it.

There must be quite a few bears around because the highway has 8 ft. high fences with barbed wire on top and tunnels under the road so they can roam.
Traveled many times on State Route 46 east of Mt Dora to Sanford and sometimes to Titusville and never saw a Bear. We have always looked for one as there are 4 or 5 Bear signs on State road 46. Disappointing! It will be nice when the toll road is finished to Sanford. Let’s hope they get the toll cost glitch fixed soon.


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