Texas: Speed Limit May be Lowered to Boost Toll Revenue

theNewspaper.com ^ | October 19, 2007 | theNewspaper.com

[Shermy]

“free market competition was part of the goal of using a public-private partnerships””

Free market, LOL. It’s shared monopoly money.

[upchuck]

RATS! Somebody beat me to the cuespookymusic keyword. DRAT!!

[theymakemesick]

If there were xxxxxxxxx over this and I were on the jury, I’d vote not guilty.

[Revel]

This kind of stuff is going on all over in government. You just never find out about it. There is so much corruption.

[BigDaddyTX]

When I first signed up on line for the TXDOT pass thing I noticed that the web app date/time stamp was way off... at least for Texas, it was fine if you were in SPAIN!!!

[isthisnickcool]

Rick Perry is a amazingly stupid man. He has no talent and no skills so when he leaves office he needs all the connections he can get his hands on. So he pushes deals like this.

[Wallace T.]

It is worth while to check out TheNewspaper.com web site to see the wide variety of speed traps and other penny ante schemes that are going on in all regions of the country and England as well. Every elected public official in this country, from dogcatcher to U.S. Senator, Republican or Democrat, needs to be thrown out of office at the next election. I am sick and tired of the big government supporters and apologists, whether elected officials or FR posters. As the old Hank Williams, Jr., song goes: mind your own business and you sure won't be minding mine.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[stevie_d_64]

So in other words if the “state” and Cintra don’t make as much money as they want...The existing highways will be allowed to go into such disrepair as to effect the safety of the “free-road” public...

Hmmmm, I’m thinking a revolution is in order...Or just not pay taxes anymore till this idea is utterly destroyed...Unfortunately I’m going to have to see how deep my State Rep and State Senator are in this...If I can’t light a bonfire underneath them, this may have to get very interesting...

Enough is enough...

[1066AD]

The new road should be the only road those damn big trucks can drive on, leave I35 for other traffic. Drove it the other weekend, couldn’t believe the traffic, not helped by 18 wheelers overtaking each other with a 2mph differential.

Oh, and on the new road make the first exit ramp at its proposed first US Customs facility in Kansas City :)

[SerpentDove]

Today I got a “bill” in the mail, from TxDOT, with no explanation.

I called the 1-800 number on the bill, and was told that it was not a fine for running a toll booth or anything, but that there is a certain stretch of 121 whch is considered a toll road, even though there are no toll booths.

I wonder how many others have gotten this bill. It is outrageous to me.

I am going to get the spray for my license plate that makes it impossible for the cameras to photograph your license plate. It is invisible to the eye until a camera photographs your license plate (supposedly). It’s worth a try.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Did you go under an overhead gantry on 121? It would look something like a road sign frame without road signs on it, and it would span the entire highway. And you might see cameras on it, too.

[SerpentDove]

>>Did you go under an overhead gantry on 121? It would look something like a road sign frame without road signs on it, and it would span the entire highway. And you might see cameras on it, too.<<

I’m sure I did, but didn’t notice.

I think what galls me most is receiving a “invoice” with no explanation, no dates, no times, no intersection, etc., just a Texas Tollways logo at top, and at the bottom “Thanks for using Texas Tollways!”

There was no reason given WHATSOEVER for the “invoice.”

Where is all this new “stealth tax” going, anyway? I absolutely despise the sneaky, power-grubbing, money-grubbing bastards running the government, from the White House on down.