Electronic sensors will read identification stickers on vehicles windshields, billing automatically. Another technological boost in speeding products to market is unfolding in Oregon. A series of scales are being built into the road beds along some of the state s major highways to measure moving trucks weight and safety conditions. Only those failing the electronic test will be ordered to stop at inspection stations. Emergency vehicles are dispatched when needed to clear clogs.
Drivers are alerted of quicker alternative routes via radio traffic watches.
The results have been impressive. An estimated 8 million auto stops have been eliminated, a 41 percent reduction. Air emissions have been cut by 26 percent, fuel consumption by 13 percent. Vehicle delays have dropped by 50,000 hours, a 32 percent reduction.