Driving and SmartTags...grrrrr
This blog entry got me thinking
http://dotnetweblogs.com/RMcLaws/posts/4316.aspx
In Richmond, VA, we have SmartTags, or at least you can get one. It's a little gizmo that sits in front of your rearview mirror that gets zapped as you go through a toll...no stopping, very nice, saves a ton of time. When I drive the Vett, I just hold it up to the window as I go through the toll.
They converted 2 of the 8-10 open toll lanes on my drive to the office to Smart Tag only. So, these 2 lines move fast while the others, Exact Change and Full Service take 5-10 minutes.
So, what are folks doing now? Cheap bastards will not buy a SmartTag.....no, too easy. They will jump in the Smart Tag lanes, get right up to the toll and then flip their signal on to get over to a Exact Change and Full Service lane. Why? because someone always lets them over and it saves them the time of sitting in line. Well, you have just defeated the purpose of a SmartTag only lane. Now I with my SmartTag have to sit and wait for someone to let these jerks over...grrrrrr!
And, the other day this lady simply stops, right in the middle of all 10 lanes, to start searching for coins! Oh my god...I think 50 vehicles almost hit her!
Ok, I am done.