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Originally Posted by KillBill  Been there, done that
Was sent a picture of my plate TWICE! The fine was 25 bucks per incident. The tricky thing is that some have camera's and some don't |
The system acknowledged that you went through which means you were not far enough to one of the sides. If you have your transponder with you (as you should) the system will either read your tag and acknowledge that you have been charged or let you through without any acknowledgment. If no messages or lights come on, then the system didn't register that your vehicle went through. If you have a tag and it is not read properly (or no tag at all), the system spits out an error message along the lines of "call service center" or something to that effect along with a yellow or red light.
Hugging the left or right takes advantage of the toll lanes that use inductive loop sensors embedded in the road to determine if a car needs to be scanned for a transponder. The loops are usually centered and their sensitivity diminishes the farther away from the center you are. Couple that to the small metallic mass of a motorcycle and you get a combination of effects that lets you slip through unnoticed every now and then.
The one problem is some newer toll booths uses light based sensors to detect the presence of a vehicle. You can't avoid them unless you figure out how to fly over them. You have to make sure you have your transponder on you when going through these booths.
I don't have a list on which booths use which technology but the Mass Pike booths, especially in the Western parts of the state, let me through most often without charging me. The equipment in NH booths is much newer and as a result, I get charged more often.