Electronic toll collection

Imagine you're driving in your car and you come to a road called a toll road. This road is different from other roads because you have to pay some money to use it. Now, let's say you don't have any cash on you, but you still want to use this toll road. This is where electronic toll collection comes in!

Electronic toll collection is a special system that lets you pay your toll without using any cash or stopping your car. Instead, you'll have a special device in your car called a transponder. This transponder is like a little computer that talks to the toll road's computer.

When you drive onto the toll road, the transponder sends a message to the toll road's computer. The toll road's computer will then check to see if you have paid your toll already. If you have, then the toll road's computer will let you through without any problems. But if you haven't paid yet, don't worry! The toll road's computer will still let you through, but it will keep track of the fact that you owe them some money.

So, if you didn't pay your toll yet, how will you pay for it? Well, after you use the toll road, the toll road's computer will send a bill to the address that's connected to your transponder. You'll get this bill in the mail, and it will tell you how much money you owe for using the toll road. You can then pay this bill online or with a check, just like paying any other bill.

And that's it! Electronic toll collection makes it easy and fast to use toll roads without stopping your car or using cash. Just remember to make sure you pay your bill when it arrives in the mail!