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As tolls keep rising, some still pay nothing
For eight years, Alfred Buono had made it a twice-weekly occurrence: He would drive his car across a bridge from New Jersey to Staten Island and not pay the toll — doing so a total of 998 times, authorities said.
By taking advantage of gateless E-ZPass toll lanes, Mr. Buono failed to pay a total of $5,254 in tolls, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
With the advent of E-ZPass, numerous toll authorities, including the Port Authority, have introduced gateless toll plazas, rewarding E-ZPass users with shorter travel times.
But at Port Authority crossings, records show, roughly 2 out of every 100 cars driving over bridges and through tunnels pass through the gateless toll lanes without paying. (Haughney, The New York Times)
