| When people hear the word "<a title=Character | | | | already registered there will be only handful of |
| recognition at Cirque! rel="nofollow" | | | | physical polling gates that those drivers, say from |
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| a> ," cell phones and touch screen technology | | | | How Polling Gates Capture Your License Plate |
| are the first things that comes to mind, but there | | | | Called an in-lane tolling system, this fast toll booth |
| are more uses for "<a title=Character | | | | collects tolls from vehicles equipped with a |
| recognition at Cirque! rel="nofollow" | | | | registered card called an E-ZPass, allowing cars to |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | travel at regular highway speeds and allowing |
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| a> than one can list- one of the most widely | | | | conventional toll plaza. The in-lane tolling booths will |
| used functions of character recognition is being | | | | read each driver’s E-ZPass instantly using |
| that of toll booths. For several years now, states | | | | character recognition cameras in mere seconds- |
| have taken advantage of reading speeder’s | | | | saving the driver time, the need to have toll fees |
| license plates using character recognition cameras, | | | | on hand and saving hours of commuter traffic |
| but now more recently, states are using that | | | | congestion. The information will be sent to an |
| character recognition technology for collecting | | | | electronic system that will either deduct money |
| money for tolls. | | | | from your set up account or you will be sent a bill |
| After several years of complaints regarding the | | | | for the fee. |
| slowing of traffic due to polling gates, several | | | | Implementing a Violation Enforcement System, |
| states have finally taken initiative to implement | | | | (VES) |
| the character recognition technology for collecting | | | | The biggest reason the toll gates have not been |
| polls. Instead of drivers stopping at a polling gate | | | | taken down sooner is due to violators. Now that |
| to physically pay a fee to use the road, stopping | | | | the character recognition system will instantly |
| up traffic for miles, drivers can drive straight | | | | read vehicle license plates and identify toll |
| through any polling gate their car is currently | | | | violators, there is no worry in removing the |
| registered with. If a driver’s car isn’t | | | | physical gates. |