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When the Foothill Toll Road in Orange County opened in 1993, it became the first California toll facility to use an ETC system. Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), the local agency in charge of the toll road, named the system "FasTrak". [33] To this day, TCA still holds the trademark to the "FasTrak" name and logo. [34]
The California Driver Handbook is a booklet published by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. It is also available on the web. [15] Formerly titled the 'Vehicle Code Summary', it has information relating to licenses, examinations, laws/rules of the road, road signs, seat belts, and health and safety issues.
California voters approved an $18 million bond issue for the construction of a state highway system in 1910, and the first California Highway Commission was convened in 1911. [7] On August 7, 1912, the department broke ground on its first construction project, the section of El Camino Real between South San Francisco and Burlingame , which ...
The California Department of Transportation has been toying with versions of a “road charge” program for years. Another pilot study is now under way, enticing Californians with gift cards of ...
Understanding California’s road laws regarding driving with expired tags, making U-turns without signage, and wearing headphones while operating a vehicle is crucial for adhering to state ...
The Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency which runs both the Foothill Toll Road (State Route 241) and the Eastern Toll Road (State Route 241 and State Route 261). The toll roads maintained by TCA are financed with tax-exempt bonds on a stand-alone basis -- taxpayers are not responsible for repaying any debt if toll revenues fall short.
These charges can be either a flat fee (e.g., a fixed number of cents per mile, regardless of where or when the travel occurs) or a variable fee based on considerations such as time of travel, congestion levels on a facility, type of road, type and weight of the vehicle, vehicle emission levels, and ability to pay of the owner.
Drivers approaching a pedestrian anywhere on the road must “exercise all due care necessary” to keep the pedestrian safe, the DMV Office of Public Affairs said. That being said, traffic safety ...