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5.0 Toll Collection Equipment Technology

5.1.4 Recommended Guidelines

Automatic Coin Machine Design Issues:

Automatic Ticket Issuing Machine Design Issues:

Automatic Coin Machine Guideline Development:

Automatic Ticket Issuing Machine Guideline Development:

ACM/ATIM Guidelines

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 1
Title ACM Horizontal Clearance
Text The front lip of the ACM basket or hopper should be approximately coincident with the edge of the toll island and not protrude into the travel lane.
Commentary None

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 2
Title ACM Hopper/Basket Size & Location
Text Circumference and height of the top of the basket should be specified to easily accommodate the majority of customers while adequately handling the remaining customers.
Commentary None

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 3
Title ACM Visibility
Text The ACM cabinet should be finished with a bright color (other than white to retain contrast with the attached basket material) that is distinctive of any other colors used in the toll lane.
Commentary None

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 4
Title ACM Toll Display and User Feedback
Text ACM cabinet should include an embedded display that shows, as a minimum, a fare paid message.
Commentary Preferably the remaining balance to be deposited should be displayed so the user has immediate feedback when an invalid coin or token is deposited.

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 5
Title Provisions for Accommodating Trucks in an ACM Lane
Text Dual height ACMs should not be implemented in automatic lanes unless daily truck volume through the lane exceeds 25% and this solution is determined to be more economical than a preclass or VES based solution.
Commentary This recommendation factors in the continued growth in ETC penetration and expansion of payment machines using bill changers and credit card proximity readers capable of handling any toll amount, affectively limiting ACMs to unattended ramp plazas.

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 6
Title ATIM Horizontal Clearance
Text The front edge of the ATIM should be in the same vertical plane as the front face of the island curb or raised barrier.
Commentary None

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 7
Title ATIM Mounting Height (excludes trucks)
Text The ticket dispensing component of the ATIM should be installed a height of 3 feet above the travel lane surface.
Commentary This height should be field verified to account for local variations in the vehicle mix.

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 8
Title ATIM Visibility
Text The ATIM should be finished with a bright color that is distinctive of any other colors used in the automatic lane.
Commentary A fixed, static sign stating “Take Ticket” installed above the ATIM should be used as an effective means of conveying what is expected of the user.

 

Guideline ACM/ATIM Toll Equipment Design Guideline 9
Title Provisions for Accommodating Trucks in an ATIM Lane
Text If the entry plaza is staffed with attendants, automatic lanes should be limited to passenger cars with either a single ATIM or a redundant second ATIM, both installed at the same height.
Commentary None

 

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