What can be observed in countries such as Australia, ones which we can call as developed countries.. there are no tolls! Really? Correction..there are no physical tolls. Their toll system is like a scan, where cars do not have to slow down, que up and pay one at a time. However, in our country Malaysia we still have the physical tolls, with a few choices of payment methods - either via Smart TAG (scanning device, car just needs to slow down), TouchNGo (card payments, cars just need to stop for a second, tap their card on the reader and go - literally 'touch and go') and of course cash.
Our country is however always advancing and is slowly catching up with the developed countries. As reported by a local news agency, the government is planning to implement tolls without the plaza stops i.e. similar to the developed countries (1). This is called the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) concept and is illustrated as below:
PLUS plans to implement the MLFF in stages starting in 2018.
Of course, implementation would require detailed studies beforehand to see feasibility and readiness of our society to such technology. However, it is a step forward and it would definitely help reduce traffic congestions caused by long ques at the tolls ;)
Reference/s:
(1) http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/47099
