Cashless Tolls

Port Authority Toll

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is planning to implement a cashless toll system on all the six bridges and tunnels connecting New York and New Jersey. Currently, there are cash tolls and E-Z pass tolls at these crossings. The Port Authority believes that by eliminating the cash tolls will reduce congestion. The plan is to install cameras that will take pictures of a car’s license and send a bill to the car’s owner if the car does not have a E-Z pass transmitter. Currently, cash tolls cause traffic slowdowns because drivers need to stop and …continue reading

107th New York International Auto Show

Tomorrow will mark the opening of the 107th New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center. The show will run from April 6th to April 15th. This year’s show occupies 850,000 square feet exhibiting about one thousand cars from 36 different car manufacturers. Attendees will get to view sneak previews, brand new 2007/08 production models, and concept vehicles. One of the big themes in this year’s show will be alternative fuel cars. In paricular, further details of the Automotive X Prize (privately funded competiton to encourage reduction of carbon emissions and energy consumption, which seeks a 100 MPG …continue reading