Who can we contact to get FREE access to the toll roads in CA ?

mwhaley99 · 07-08-2006, 01:43 PM

We get free access to the car pool lanes in CA (if you have the stickers) and wondered who we can call/petition etc to allow hybrids FREE access to the toll roads also.

I use the I-241, I-261 and the I-91 toll roads every single day to and from work (from Riverside to Newport Beach, 55 mile trip each way) and I pay over $120 a month for this.

It would be great if we could travel them for free.

Any ideas ?

Godiva · 07-08-2006, 02:53 PM

I believe they are toll roads because they are not owned by the state, they were built through private means. So you would have to find the "owners" of each road and petition each of them. Of course, you would have to appeal to their altruism in supporting the fight against Global Warming and the fight against foreign oil. Good luck.

dgstan · 07-08-2006, 05:46 PM

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We get free access to the car pool lanes in CA (if you have the stickers) and wondered who we can call/petition etc to allow hybrids FREE access to the toll roads also.

I use the I-241, I-261 and the I-91 toll roads every single day to and from work (from Riverside to Newport Beach, 55 mile trip each way) and I pay over $120 a month for this.

It would be great if we could travel them for free.

Any ideas ?
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I think this would be great, but seeing how the 241 is the only toll road that even comes close to being profitable, I doubt the toll road agencies would be too eager to give away revenue (esp. the 91).

berylrb · 07-09-2006, 01:09 PM

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I think this would be great, but seeing how the 241 is the only toll road that even comes close to being profitable, I doubt the toll road agencies would be too eager to give away revenue (esp. the 91).
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Oops, i used the road wrongly I guess! Does this apply to FasTrak too? I've used the road as I did HOV lanes.

Was I in error?

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mwhaley99 · 07-10-2006, 01:44 PM

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Oops, i used the road wrongly I guess! Does this apply to FasTrak too? I've used the road as I did HOV lanes.

Was I in error?

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The roads mentioned are all Fastrak roads and all drivers must pay.

I want to not have to pay or at a reduced rate as I drive an Hybrid.

J.Wilkie · 07-11-2006, 04:17 PM

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The roads mentioned are all Fastrak roads and all drivers must pay.

I want to not have to pay or at a reduced rate as I drive an Hybrid.
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Never gonna happen. Try writing it off as a work expense.

mwhaley99 · 07-11-2006, 05:09 PM

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Never gonna happen. Try writing it off as a work expense.
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Already tried that one, I just got a look from the boss that said it all, so left it at that.

bshef · 07-11-2006, 05:14 PM

omg.....took the toll road this past weekend...

$4.00

remember when it was $2

subarutoo · 07-12-2006, 03:54 PM

I think we are all living on borrowed time in the HOV. Don't press your luck by asking for more.

mwhaley99 · 07-12-2006, 09:28 PM

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omg.....took the toll road this past weekend...

$4.00

remember when it was $2
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Well on a Friday afternoon on the I-91 Fastrak lane they charge over $7 !

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07-08-2006, 01:43 PM	#1
mwhaley99 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 63 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	We get free access to the car pool lanes in CA (if you have the stickers) and wondered who we can call/petition etc to allow hybrids FREE access to the toll roads also. I use the I-241, I-261 and the I-91 toll roads every single day to and from work (from Riverside to Newport Beach, 55 mile trip each way) and I pay over $120 a month for this. It would be great if we could travel them for free. Any ideas ?

07-08-2006, 02:53 PM	#2
Godiva AmeriKan Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 10,022 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 3 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	I believe they are toll roads because they are not owned by the state, they were built through private means. So you would have to find the "owners" of each road and petition each of them. Of course, you would have to appeal to their altruism in supporting the fight against Global Warming and the fight against foreign oil. Good luck.

07-11-2006, 05:14 PM	#8
bshef Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Left Coast Posts: 329 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	omg.....took the toll road this past weekend... $4.00 remember when it was $2

07-12-2006, 03:54 PM	#9
subarutoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,067 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think we are all living on borrowed time in the HOV. Don't press your luck by asking for more.