![]() ![]() Many states don't offer any discounts, and for states that do, often times the discount only applies to those that have an EZ Pass from that toll authority. No, West Virginia is not the only state with 5 mph toll lanes. Do you want to be stuck behind someone in a cash lane looking for the cash to pay their toll, only to finally pull out a $20 after they couldn't find a bunch of ones? And then they proceed to ask directions to a bunch of places, being confused about which side of the road the exit will be? Ignoring 99% of your statement, which is just a bunch of whining that says more about you than some stereotype of a certain state. Wouldn't a backwards hillbilly state have nothing but dirt roads, no electricity, and holes in the ground for toilets, and when you approach the toll booth, a guy sucking on a toothpick asks for a sliver of gold to pay your toll? So let me get this straight.you say "Is West Virginia just living down to its reputation as a backwards hillbilly state with lousy pass readers?", but yet they have EZ Pass in the first place. Everywhere else offers a break on the toll for using electronic payment - I guess the parkway authority must still reconcile everything on paper and send bills to the other states via the USPS. If you don't have a West Virginia pass, there is no discount - you pay the whole $2.00 (or $0.40) toll. To add to the insult, I discovered that I got no break for using E-ZPass on the turnpike. ![]() Is West Virginia just living down to its reputation as a backwards hillbilly state with lousy pass readers? In just about all cases, I have been able to slide through the pass lane at 25 or 35 MPH. After throwing cash at toll booths on a Florida trip, I invested in a SunPass on our next trip. I've used my E-ZPass more in other states than in Virginia, which is why I bought it - for the convenience of not having to worry about digging out cash for tolls. I was trying to figure out how this was better than just flinging some cash at the toll attendant - I was all but stopped in the lane anyway. Rolled up to the first toll booth on the turnpike and just about had to stop to make sure the transponder was read (signs said the E-ZPass limit was 5 MPH). I updated my Virginia E-ZPass account to add a new vehicle, stuck the transponder on the windshield, and off we went. So on the recent trip "back home" to the Burgh, we took the usual route from Blacksburg of 460/77/19/79. ![]()
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