HOT Lanes

[Cavman]

Recently I joined ABATE. I was reading the December news letter and came across this interesting item about certain lanes on the interstates and how they effect motorcycle's use.
I've never heard of a HOT lane? I like using what's left of the HOV lanes. Especially traveling through Atlanta on I-20.

[Chupaca]

must be a Georgia thing..you all have your work cut out...Here we just get on and off as needed.. :ohyea:

[Hawk]

Thanks for the info Caveman!!

[SNOOPY]

What's a HOT lane? :shocked:

[Hawk]

What's a HOT lane? :shocked:

I like a cold lane, only warmer. :joke:

High Occupancy Tax

They converted our HOV lanes to this last year. Basically, its like the FL Turnpike or any toll road, but just one lane. (They just want our money!!)

http://dps.georgia.gov/i-85-expres-lanes-hot-lanes

[SPYD3R]

What's a HOT lane? :shocked:

a HOT LANE (HOV) is a TAX you must pay so not to be denied the use of one particular lane on an intrastate road which is on the far LEFT... all vehicle in that lane MUST be carrying no less than 2 people... the lane has a SOLID LINE on the right and occassionally a BROKEN LINE... the broken line is where you can enter or exit the lane... you will receive another TAX if you enter or exit over a SOLID line... MOST people associate this HOV lane with a high-speed lane... however, if you enter it, and some fool wants to do 50 mph when the other 2,3,4+ lanes are doing 70... YOU ARE STUCK until that person decides to exit the lane... this was designed to keep traffic moving without interuptions... my guess is it was designed to generate revenue... :doorag:

[Cruzr Joe]

a HOT LANE (HOV) is a TAX you must pay so not to be denied the use of one particular lane on an intrastate road which is on the far LEFT... all vehicle in that lane MUST be carrying no less than 2 people... the lane has a SOLID LINE on the right and occassionally a BROKEN LINE... the broken line is where you can enter or exit the lane... you will receive another TAX if you enter or exit over a SOLID line... MOST people associate this HOV lane with a high-speed lane... however, if you enter it, and some fool wants to do 50 mph when the other 2,3,4+ lanes are doing 70... YOU ARE STUCK until that person decides to exit the lane... this was designed to keep traffic moving without interuptions... my guess is it was designed to generate revenue... :doorag:


How are out of state vehicles handled???

Cruzr Joe

[SNOOPY]

This sounds stupid, who comes up w this stuff?

[SPYD3R]

This sounds stupid, who comes up w this stuff?

WHO? our elected officials.... elected by STOOPID people.... that's y i no longer live in my birth state... u have no choice as to where u r born, nor do u have a choice of who your family will be.... but we all have the choice as to where we live, and who r our friends... and i pick them carefully.... life is too short to let any negatives into it.... or @ least do your best to minimize them......
have a gr8 day, and keep smiling.... :cheers:

[Cruzr Joe]

WHO? our elected officials.... elected by STOOPID people.... that's y i no longer live in my birth state... u have no choice as to where u r born, nor do u have a choice of who your family will be.... but we all have the choice as to where we live, and who r our friends... and i pick them carefully.... life is too short to let any negatives into it.... or @ least do your best to minimize them......
have a gr8 day, and keep smiling.... :cheers:


Your license plates are expired.

cruzr joe

[Hawk]

Your license plates are expired.

cruzr joe


Quick, call his state government and report him. Hehe. :joke:;)

[SPYD3R]

Your license plates are expired.

cruzr joe



OLD PIC Joe........
my SPYD3R plate will expire the day after i do..... :cheers:
thx for look'n out for me however....

[Cruzr Joe]

OLD PIC Joe........
my SPYD3R plate will expire the day after i do..... :cheers:
thx for look'n out for me however....


:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: had to harass you, :thumbup:

[SPYD3R]

:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: had to harass you, :thumbup:


take your pick Joseph..... :popcorn:

#1 82139 #2 82140 #3 82141 #4 82142

[Hawk]

take your pick Joseph..... :popcorn:

#1 82139 #2 82140 #3 82141 #4 82142

Photoshopped. Hehe. :joke:

[SPYD3R]

Photoshopped. Hehe. :joke:

NO..... it's a SAMSUNG.... :lecturef_smilie:

[ARtraveler]

It gets more interesting to see what states will do in order to raise more revenue. :yikes:

[SNOOPY]

WHO? our elected officials.... elected by STOOPID people.... that's y i no longer live in my birth state... u have no choice as to where u r born, nor do u have a choice of who your family will be.... but we all have the choice as to where we live, and who r our friends... and i pick them carefully.... life is too short to let any negatives into it.... or @ least do your best to minimize them......
have a gr8 day, and keep smiling.... :cheers:


Wow, wish I figured out how to do that 30 years ago. Lol

[Dan_Ashley]

We call 'em "Lexus Lanes" I donno why....maybe cuz it alliterates...????

The gov't of the libs, by the libs, for the libs will reign forever in California. It is so bad that S&W said they are not going to sell guns here any more (really).

[MarkLawson]

How are out of state vehicles handled???

Cruzr Joe

Out of state tags are fine as long as you have the Peach Pass. If not, they'll track your address down and send you a ticket. First one starts at $75.00, I believe. It would work the same way as Colorado is doing with toll roads now. My brother borrowed my Wells Cargo Cycle Wagon trailer last year and drove through Colorado. Because the only tag they could see was mine on the trailer, I got the toll bill of almost $20. My brother, being the sweet guy that he is, gave me a head's up to expect the bill.

[SNOOPY]

We use the toll road in Florida a couple times a year and haven't got a bill yet.

Guess we better stop before they catch on. roflmao

[Biosafena]

I have been on the toll roads around Dallas a few times with both the Spyder and the truck and still no bill. Not that I am complaining! :)


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[Cruzr Joe]

So, if you are mad at someone .............................. you "borrow" his tag and run on toll roads and specialty roads and then "return" the plate and they get all kinds of bills?????? :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

Hey Bob, can i borrow your lic plate for today???


Cruzr Joe

[SNOOPY]

Hey Bob, can i borrow your lic plate for today???


Cruzr Joe


He's got no use for it right now. :joke:


.

[Cruzr Joe]

He's got no use for it right now. :joke:


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:wrong: Bad Dog

[SNOOPY]

Oops :opps:

[Cavman]

On my epic cross country trip in the Summer of 2011, I passed thru Colorado on one of those toll roads. My nephew said I would get a bill. I'm still waiting. I think that maybe the extra license plate on the tailgate of my Tundra may have thrown their camera off? It's my ham radio tag that was doctored a bit.

[Highwayman2013]

That's a joke, if they are going to let motorcycles use the lanes no charge why register?

[SNOOPY]

Exactly


More paperwork, more bureaucracy...

[MarkLawson]

That's a joke, if they are going to let motorcycles use the lanes no charge why register?

If I had to guess, they want you to carry the Peach Pass puck so you don't set off their bells and whistles.

[MikeinGA]

If I had to guess, they want you to carry the Peach Pass puck so you don't set off their bells and whistles.

When they were HOV lanes it free and now they can charge. It's just another way of TAXING and BIGGER GOVERNMENT!!! That's IMHO.


Mike:mad:

[Cruzr Joe]

Oops :opps:

Pooper Scooper time????

Cruzr Joe

[SNOOPY]

Oops, just pooped again.

Sorry :opps:

[Yol Bolsun]

Cavman, thanks for the heads-up.

"Toll Exempt Account (https://www.mypeachpass.com/olcsc/home/ShowAccountType.do)

This is an Account where each vehicle associated with this Account will not pay a toll on toll facilities because each vehicle is (a) a motorcycle, (b) an alternative fuel vehicle bearing alternative fueled license plates issued under O.C.G.A. §40-2-76, or (c) passenger vehicles occupied by three or more people. If there is any chance that you will use the Peach Pass on a toll facility with no HOV requirements (e.g., GA 400), then you must open a Personal or Commercial Toll Account instead of a Toll Exempt Account. If you open a Toll Exempt account and do not comply with the appropriate HOV requirements for a toll facility, the registered vehicle owner will receive a violation notice in the mail. To open a Toll Exempt Account, please contact the Peach Pass Customer Service Center at 1-855-724-7277."

Still trying to figure out where to mount the Peach Pass.

Also, found that GA400 TOLL (http://www.ajc.com/news/news/ga-400-tolls-close-early/nb2ch/) bond has been met so that toll road should be no more.

[Cavman]

I had to call that number three times today. The first two ladies hung up on me. I'm guessing they were deaf? The third time I called I got a guy. He took my information, description of the Spyder and my tag number. He didn't need my driver's license as was mentioned in the article. He didn't say if he was sending anything that I needed on the Spyder? Guess I'll find out?

Anytime I go thru Atlanta on I-20 I hit the HOV lane on the Spyder. I've only paid twice on GA 400 all those years when it was a toll road. It was right before I got my Spyder two years ago they switched over to the Peach Pass lanes.

[Cavman]

This what I got in the mail today. They want me to stick it to the inside of my windshield. So I guess the side facing me is inside? Ha! I think I will put down where it's out of my vision and not noticed by people walking by to snag.