Talk:Toll road

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Prevalence in Canada[edit]

The article claims that BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) toll roads are prevalent in Canada. This is untrue. The article 'List of Toll Roads' list many structures in Canada claimed as toll roads. I am familiar only with Ontario, where only one such road exists to the best of my knowledge, Highway 407. That is hardly 'prevalent.' The list also includes many bridges, which are not toll roads, but toll bridges, surely a different category. All but one listing for Ontario are bridges, none of which are BOT structures. Again, prevalence is overstated, in the province with the highest population in Canada. I suggest that 'Canada' be removed from the list in this article as a location where BOT is 'prevalent.' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grandma Roses (talk • contribs) 20:44, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem removed[edit]

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PS If some etymological information on "turnpike" is needed in the article, it can probably best be placed in the History section where "turnpike" is first mentioned, not in a misleadingly-named "Origin" section. Also, the source mentioned would be a good reference, but as it answers a specific question (and refutes a specific false etymology), it doesn't make a good source for article text, even setting copyright problems aside.

"Collection methods" too US-centric[edit]

I tagged the "Collection methods" as too biased on the United States (only foreign mention is on Ontario, Canada). The examples shown are mostly those in the United States and no other foreign mention can be seen here. TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 09:19, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect statement[edit]

This statement is made in the article: "Maryland Route 200 and the Triangle Expressway in North Carolina were the first toll roads built without toll booths, with drivers charged via ETC or by optical license plate recognition and are billed by mail." This statement is false without qualification. Both of these tool roads started operating in 2011. Ontario Highway 407 started operating, totally without toll booths, in 1997, many years before the US highways. Indeed, a paragraph later starts with "Highway 407 in the province of Ontario, Canada, has no toll booths, and instead reads a transponder […]" The statement about the US toll roads needs to be qualified or corrected. Chamblyen (talk) 02:59, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Peaje" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Peaje. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 18#Peaje until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 19:48, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]