With the cancellation of provincial toll stations on highways in China, the use rate of ETC has increased significantly, while bringing convenience to car owners, there have also been some cases of wrong use of ETC.
1.Pull out the card after getting on the highway
At present, ETC equipment adopts the segmented billing method, which is billed through the gantry along the highway. When the vehicle leaves the toll booth, the system will charge **. It should be noted that pulling the card in the middle of the process will lead to the loss of route information, and the background system will automatically query the reason to determine whether the vehicle has evaded tolls. For car owners, once it is determined that there is a toll evasion, the vehicle will be blacklisted, and in serious cases, it will even affect personal credit. Therefore, car owners should be vigilant when using ETC to ensure normal driving and avoid unnecessary troubles.
2.Do not use the ETC lane
With the popularity of ETC (Electronic Non-stop Toll Collection System), each toll station is equipped with ETC lanes, however, in some small toll stations, due to the relatively small traffic flow and the shortage of toll collectors, only one ETC dedicated lane and one manual or mixed lane are opened to meet the payment needs of different car owners.
However, if ETC owners choose to use artificial lanes, it may go against the original purpose of fast passing. In addition, ETC operations may not be allowed in the artificial lanes of toll booths in some areas. Mixed lanes, on the other hand, can also allow for fast traffic, but due to differences in programming and the diversity of passing vehicle types, it can cause some unnecessary trouble. Therefore, when using ETC, car owners should try to choose ETC lanes to make full use of the convenience of ETC and avoid unnecessary troubles.
Too close to the car
Keeping a distance between vehicles is not only a matter of driving safety, but also a technical issue that needs to be paid attention to at toll booths. In the case of heavy traffic and slower speeds, most vehicles habitually follow the vehicle in front of them. However, on the ETC lane, this practice should be avoided. In order to ensure a smooth passage through the ETC channel and avoid technical problems, the vehicle owner should maintain a reasonable distance from the vehicle in front of him to ensure the correct identification of the ETC device and the rapid passage through the toll booth.
If the owner follows the vehicle too close to the entrance, the RSU antenna may not be able to accurately sense the owner's OBU device. Once the OBU device of another vehicle is sensed, and the owner has entered the highway, then when getting off the highway, there will be no entrance information, which is undoubtedly a huge problem. Therefore, car owners should maintain an appropriate distance when passing through the ETC channel to ensure that their OBU devices are accurately identified to avoid potential traffic problems.
The car owner is too close to the car at the exit, it is easy to pay for the car in front, and the car in front is blacklisted because the information in the ETC card is not cleared when driving out of the highway, which will bring unnecessary trouble to the car owner.