Talk:Toll road

Copyright problem removed

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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

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)

Incorrect statement

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)

"Peaje" listed at Redirects for discussion

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)

Rental vehicles

Article does not address issues related to rental vehicles. I have no readily available sources so I can't add myself, but a frequent criticism I have seen related to toll roads and bridges in Canada is that people who rent a vehicle have reported being charged extra (well more than the toll) if they use a toll route, to the point when back when I was planning to rent a vehicle during a visit to the Vancouver area, at a time when a number of its bridges were toll bridges (government removed the tolls a few years ago), I was advised to avoid tolls bridges if at all possible for fear of getting dinged later. 136.159.160.127 (talk) 21:34, 14 July 2025 (UTC)