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Introduction:

THREE COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC TOLL

COLLECTION SYSTEM

I. AUTOMATIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

II. AUTOMATIC VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION

III. VIDEO ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS

I. AUTOMATIC VEHICLE INDENTIFICATION

• AVI– ELECTRONIC TAGS– COMMUNICATES

WITH READERS– IDENTIFIES

ACCOUNT– DEDUCTS CHARGES

II. AUTOMATIC VEHICLE

CLASSIFICATION• AVCSENSOR

• VEHICLE’S CLASS

• TOTAL OCCUPANTS

• EMISSIONS

III. VIDEO ENFORCEMENT

SYSTEMS• VES

• VIDEO MONITORING

• RECORDS PLATE

• IDENTIFIES TOLL VIOLATORS

Automatic Vehicle Identification tags are electronically encoded with unique identification numbers.

Roadside readers or antennas are located along the road, in overhead structures or apart of the toll collection booth.

These antennas emit radio frequency signals across the freeway lanes.

As the vehicle approaches a tag reader site, the roadside antenna emits a signal that is reflected back by the tag located on the windshield.

The identification number is read and is sent to a roadside reader unit where it receives a time, date and location. A central computer uses the code to identify the account and the cost is deducted from the customer’s account. Transactions are performed while the vehicle is within 40m of the antenna’s reach.

ADVANTAGES• REDUCES TRAVEL TIME• REDUCES POLLUTION• REDUCES WAIT TIME AT TOLL

BOOTHS• INCREASES FUEL ECONOMY• INCREASES HIGHWAY

CAPACITY

DISADVANTAGES

• JOB LOSS

• THEFT• STOLEN TAGS

• ACCOUNT TAMPERING

• FINANCIAL LOSS• INNCORRECT READS• MONETARY LOSS FOR COMPANY

Conclusion:• The Electronic Toll Collection technology concept of

prepaying tolls is catching on nationally and globally. It is instituted in Florida. The ETC system is also emerging around the world such as Japan. The ETC companies are working on continuing to make ETC attractive to consumers. To date the most successful region-wide toll collection institution is the Inter-agency Group formed in 1990. They have created, installed and operated a regional ETC in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.