Re: Digest Number 4876

["Alex Kinch" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Haven't actually got around to try it yet, but will report back on Monday
once it's had it's weekend usage. If you hear any reports of someone
driving
straight through a barrier while it's down, that'll be me. :)  Showed the
thing to a couple of mates, who were quite impressed at the sheer size of
it.

Interesting that the Dart lane accepts cash too. I was contemplating last
Saturday afternoon, stuck in traffic coming over the bridge (as you do if
you're stupid enough like me to venture out on a sunny Saturday afternoon),
why don't they make a Dart lane? That would really give people some
incentive to get a tag. Oh the fun of it.. while we're at it, why can you
swap lanes merrily on the bridge and not the tunnel? And who was the bright
spark that called it "Le Crossing" :)

Also in case anyone's remotely interested, DAB doesn't work in the tunnel.
Bah!

Alex

----- Original Message -----
Message: 17
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:38:23 +0100
From: "White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Re: [OT] Dart tag, how does it work..

Agreed, I've seen the same, but the Dart-tag is nothing like these;
occasionally I can roll up to the barrier and it'll raise without me
stopping completely, but it would be a very brave person that doesn't have
their foot hovering over the brake pedal. Normally I have to wave the tag
out of the window to make something happen.  I don't know why they didn't
implement something a bit better, at least for the dedicated Dart-tag lane
(which, BTW, always accepts cash too, despite what the signs say).

Pete