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Motor Vehicles News: Reminder to Motorists: Bridge Tolls Will Rise to $4 on Jan. 1, 2007
Reminder to Motorists: Bridge Tolls Will Rise to $4 on Jan. 1, 2007
FasTrak(R) Users Get Month-long Reprieve
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 28 -- On Jan. 1, 2007, a $1 toll increase will go into effect on the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges. Tolls on the affected bridges -- Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward -- will rise to $4 from the current $3 level. However, drivers of cars and other two-axle vehicles who pay their tolls electronically with a FasTrak(R) toll tag will receive a $1 discount off the new toll throughout the month of January 2007.
The toll hike was authorized by the state Legislature in July 2005 with the passage of Assembly Bill 144, which established a financing plan to complete the state Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program -- including construction of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) gave final approval of the toll increase in January 2006. (The toll hike does not affect the Golden Gate Bridge, where tolls will remain as currently set: $4 for FasTrak(R) users and $5 for motorists who pay in cash.)
The month-long FasTrak(R) promotional discount is being offered as a way to encourage motorists to enroll in the electronic toll collection program, which in addition to short-term cash savings can offer motorists long-term benefits in convenience and reduced congestion. To help travelers get on the FasTrak(R), the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) opened a temporary customer service center on Dec. 15 at the Bay Bridge toll plaza administration building (which can be accessed via the far left lane in either direction). The satellite center allows customers who have an active e-mail address -- and who open their accounts with a credit card -- to walk out with a FasTrak(R) toll tag in hand. The satellite customer service center will remain in place through Saturday, Dec. 30. Operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Customers also can enroll in the FasTrak(R) program online at 511.org, by calling 511 and asking for "FasTrak" at the first prompt, or in person at the permanent FasTrak(R) customer service center at 475 The Embarcadero in San Francisco. Operating hours are Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"We've been working hard to get the word out that bridge tolls will bump up to $4 at the first of the year," said Andrew Fremier, deputy executive director of the Bay Area Toll Authority. Fremier continued, "Bridge tolltakers have handed out fliers, changeable message signs have been activated at every bridge toll plaza, and we've been running print, radio and TV ads to alert folks to the Jan. 1 toll increase and the month-long FasTrak(R) incentive. Now we're getting down to the wire, so we're issuing another public reminder to Bay Area motorists."
BATA earlier this year made it easier for motorists to enroll in the FasTrak(R) program by reducing the opening prepaid toll balance required for new customers to $25 from the previous $40. No deposit is required for customers who link their accounts to a credit card and request no more than three toll tags.
FasTrak(R) can be used in all lanes at all Bay Area toll plazas.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Sunday, December 31 @ 01:52:15 CST (1234 reads)
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Motor Vehicles News: Automotive Hall of Fame Announces 2007 Distinguished Service Citation Recipients
Automotive Hall of Fame Announces 2007 Distinguished Service Citation Recipients, 2006 Industry Leader
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 27 -- The Automotive Hall of Fame has announced its 2007 Distinguished Service Citation Recipients. The Automotive Hall of Fame's oldest recognition, initiated in 1940, the Distinguished Service Citation recognizes an individual who has significantly improved the industry or their respective organizations. A recipient is either currently employed in the industry or recently retired.
2007 Distinguished Service Citation recipients are:
Dr. Amar G. Bose, Chairman and CEO, Bose Corporation
Jeffrey A. Cook, Technical Leader, Ford Motor Company
Allan Gilmour, Vice Chairman, CFO (retired), Ford Motor Company
Timothy D. Leuliette, Chairman, President and CEO, Metaldyne Corporation
Elizabeth Lowery, Vice President, Environment and Energy, General Motors Corporation
Phil Smart, Sr., Chairman, Phil Smart Mercedes-Benz
The Automotive Hall of Fame also announced its 2006 Industry Leader of the Year Award, which is presented to a single individual each year who has demonstrated outstanding industry leadership. The 2006 Industry Leader of the Year is James E. Press, President, Toyota North America.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Monday, November 27 @ 13:39:19 CST (1274 reads)
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Motor Vehicles News: H-racer Named a 'Best Invention of 2006' By TIME Magazine
H-racer Named a 'Best Invention of 2006' By TIME Magazine
Horizon Fuel Cell, Maker of the World's Smallest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car, Emerging as Leader in Taking the Hydrogen Economy Mainstream Today
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21 -- The H-racer, the world's smallest hydrogen fuel cell car developed by Horizon Fuel Cell, was named as one of the best inventions of the year by TIME magazine, in recognition of the company's innovative approach to taking hydrogen fuel cells into the mass market.
"It may be years before you can buy a Chevy powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Tired of waiting, Shanghai-based Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies decided to design and market the H-racer, a 6-in.-long toy car that does what Detroit still can't," TIME wrote in its review of the H-racer. The H-racer was selected from the hundreds of inventions from around the world reviewed by TIME.
Horizon Fuel Cell is expected to announce the delivery of fuel cell solutions to several other industries in the coming months, and will continue to launch more innovations into the market.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Tuesday, November 21 @ 13:31:43 CST (1173 reads)
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Put the brakes on mileage tax
CALIFORNIA DRIVERS GOT quite a shock last week when they found out that the new chief of the Department of Motor Vehicles favored dropping the state's long-standing gasoline tax in favor of a system by which motorists would be tracked by satellite and taxed based on how many miles they drive.
The rationale behind the idea is that revenue from the state's tax on gasoline isn't keeping pace with the estimated $100 million needs of our state road system. In addition, new fuel-efficient or no-gas vehicles are cutting into fuel sales and taxes. How, then, to gather new transportation funds? Joan Borucki, recently appointed to the top DMV post by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, brought up the possibility of the mileage tax when she took part in the California Performance Review, the sweeping analysis of state government systems done earlier this year. Washington and Oregon are exploring similar driving fees.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Thursday, November 25 @ 07:13:27 CST (1809 reads)
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Car Accident: Pedestrian Motor Vehicles Crashes On Rise
RALEIGH -- Vehicles apparently are hitting pedestrians at an increasing rate, the N.C. Highway Safety Research Center reports.
More than 2,200 pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes have been reported to the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles annually over the past five years. On average, 170 pedestrians were killed and 354 seriously injured each year during that period, state officials reported.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Thursday, November 25 @ 07:10:02 CST (1616 reads)
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Motor Vehicles News: City seeks pocket bike ban
Danbury Common Council to ask state legislators to create, pass law
DANBURY – The Common Council is adding its voice to those who want the tiny motorcycles called "pocket bikes" removed from the road.
Council members said they plan to ask the state legislature for a law to specifically ban the bikes.
Pocket bikes are a menace because they're shorter than bicycles, and car and truck drivers can't see them, council members said.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Monday, November 15 @ 08:36:37 CST (2925 reads)
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Motor Vehicles News: Keene State professor criticizes motor vehicle requirements
MANCHESTER - A state representative is calling New Hampshire’s same-day voter registration process too restrictive.
Democrat Charles Weed of Keene said affidavits voters can sign when registering on Election Day contain improper language.
The affidavits let voters substitute sworn testimony for the ability to otherwise prove that they are citizens or that they live at a particular address. The penalty for giving false information is up to one year in prison.
But Weed says voters also must acknowledge that they’re bound by state laws in the process. That includes obligations to get a state drivers license and register vehicles in New Hampshire. Weed, who also is a political science professor at Keene State College, compared the requirement to charging a poll tax and said it’s tough on college students.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Monday, November 15 @ 08:13:34 CST (1439 reads)
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Motor Vehicles News: Help update Crystal’s motor vehicle code
The Crystal City Council has directed a citizen committee be convened to review city code provisions governing the parking and storage of motor vehicles and equipment in residential areas and the city's recreational vehicle code.
Crystal residents are being recruited to fill eight seats on the Motor Vehicle and Equipment Code Citizen Review Committee.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Monday, November 15 @ 08:10:25 CST (1959 reads)
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Motor Vehicles News: Sound Transit can continue collecting vehicle tax
Sound Transit can continue to collect its motor-vehicle excise tax, even though the tax was repealed by Initiative 776 two years ago, a judge ruled today.
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Posted by Motor_Vehicles on Wednesday, November 10 @ 00:02:55 CST (1677 reads)
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