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A taximeter or fare meter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs and auto rickshaws that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time. Its shortened form, "taxi", is also a metonym for the hired cars that use them.
An electronic odometer (below the speedometer) with digital display showing 91,308 miles (146,946 km) An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car. The device may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two (electromechanical).
A hubometer (from hub, center of a wheel; -ometer, measure of) or hubodometer, is a device mounted on the axle of any land vehicle to measure the distance traveled by a vehicle based on the rotations of the wheel hub. The whole device rotates with the wheel, except for an eccentrically mounted weight on an internal shaft.
All of California's HOT lanes only use open road tolling. The Golden Gate Bridge began requiring electronic payments for all tolls in March 2013, [48] and all the Orange County toll roads run by TCA likewise did the same in May 2014. [49] A plan to also eliminate toll takers on all seven of the state-owned bridges was approved in 2019. [50]
Odometer fraud occurs when the seller of a vehicle falsely represents the actual mileage of a vehicle to the buyer. [ 1 ] According to the Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation at the US Department of Transportation , [ 2 ] odometer fraud is a serious crime and important consumer fraud issue.
If you run a red light at a ramp meter, Leavitt said you could be cited for violating California Vehicle Code 21453, which states a driver must stop when faced with a steady red signal — even if ...
A GPS tracking unit, geotracking unit, satellite tracking unit, or simply tracker is a navigation device normally on a vehicle, asset, person or animal that uses satellite navigation to determine its movement and determine its WGS84 UTM geographic position (geotracking) to determine its location. [1]
VASCAR relies on the accuracy of the patrol vehicle's speedometer drive (generally located within the vehicle transmission) for determining the distance traveled, using an odometer within the VASCAR system itself. Recently-purchased law enforcement vehicles generally have electronic speedometers, and a sensor wire is connected to the speed ...