Florida turnpike and Sunpass - LAC

[Pantelis Giamarellos]

Get the Sunpass, have it registered to your car, sell the car and use it
with a different car.

This way the new owner of your car will be getting your tickets???????

Actually I am kidding since you will also have to declare your name and
there will be a proof of sale of the car.

I too think that Big Brother is getting pretty close for comfort with every
passing day.

BTW has anybody had any experience with those spray things that supposedly
"blind" the numberplate of the car to the speed cameras?

A good friend who desperately tries to be fast with his 318i (turbocharged
though) has asked me about those "spray your numberplates" things. Your
input is appreciated.

Take care
Pantelis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Arman" <armanmik at earthlink.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: Florida turnpike and Sunpass - LAC


>
>
> Not much Audi content here, although if I get one of these things it is
> going into my Audi.
>
> Florida DOT is selling a device called "Sunpass" which is a toll-booth
> transponder. It goes on the inside of the windshield (or velcro to the
> visor) and is pre-loaded with $25 or so, and it pays your tolls for you as
> you go through the toll booths ("slow to 25mph" - right - and get run down
> from behind!)
>
> Anyway, my question is this - according to urban legend (or in this case,
> rural legend), if you get onto the Florida turnpike at say, exit X, and
get
> off at exit Y, the tickets are time-stamped and you'll get a speeding
> ticket later in the mail if it develops you've made it from X to Y at over
> the posted speed limit. This doesn't make sense superficially because the
> Turnpike card doesn't have your license plate on it, but I suppose the
toll
> computer could do the calculation and trigger a camera as you depart the
> toll plaza. Remember, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they
aren't
> out to get you . . .
>
> Now with Sunpass, the device is registered to YOUR CAR, so there is a tie
> between who paid the tolls and when, and the Sunpass computer does record
> when and where the tolls were paid (I checked this with Sunpass and they
> confirmed it) - so it would be pretty trivial for them to do a basic
> time-speed-distance calculation and determine that you were going mach 3
> instead of 55, and in this case they CAN tie the speed infraction to a
> specific vehicle.
>
> The munchkin at customer service *assured* me that they would *never* do
> that . . . but she didn't agree to pay the fine if I get caught (assuming
> they are using the information in this way - which is going to be VERY
> obvious to them real soon now, if it isn't already).
>
> Solutions -
>
> drive slow(er)
>
> don't get the Sunpass
>
> get the Sunpass but don't use it if I'm going a bit too fast (who, me?)
>
> take the airplane instead, go as fast as I damn well please (the V8Q is
> faster than my airplane, by the way)
>
> Best Regards,
> Mike Arman
>


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