"Authorized emergency vehicle" means an on-duty
vehicle of any fire department, police department, sheriff's office, Washington
state patrol, ambulance service, public or private and which is equipped with
emergency lights and siren and used to respond to emergency calls.
"Cash customer" means a toll customer who pays the
toll on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge at a to1l booth.
"Citizens advisory committee" means the citizens
committee established by
RCW
47.46.090 that advises the transportation
commission on Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll rates.
"Department" means the Washington state department
of transportation (WSDOT).
"Express toll lanes" means one or more highway
lanes that can be used by authorized high-occupancy vehicles, and by
toll-paying vehicles, where toll rates are set to maintain travel speed and
reliability.
"Good To Go!T" is the name of the
department's toll collection system.
"Good To Go!T Pass" means the
transponder device used to pay a toll by a customer who has a toll
account.
"High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes" means one or
more lanes of a highway that charges tolls as a means of regulating access to
or the use of the lanes in order to maintain travel speed and reliability. HOT
lane supporting facilities include, but are not limited to, approaches,
enforcement areas, improvements, buildings, and equipment.
"Highway or transit operating and maintenance
vehicle" means a vehicle assigned to operate or maintain the toll
facility, including incident response vehicles, transit service supervisor or
maintenance vehicles, and agency tow trucks.
"On-duty" means the vehicle is operating in an
official capacity.
"Pass" see Good To Go!T
Pass.
"Pay By Mail" means the method used to pay a photo
toll when a toll bill is mailed to the vehicle's registered owner.
"Pay By Plate" means the method used to pay a
photo toll by a customer who has a toll account.
"Photo toll" means a charge associated with a
particular vehicle that is identified by its license plate.
"Privately owned and operated passenger bus"
means: (a) A vehicle with a carrying capacity of sixteen or more persons,
including the operator, which must be clearly marked or identified to display
the business name and/or logo on the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle;
operate on a fixed schedule and fixed route, serve the public and/or employees,
and meet the annual certification requirements of the department; and (b)
privately owned and operated passenger buses designed for carrying ten or more
persons, including the operator, with an elevated passenger deck located over a
baggage compartment, including charter buses, which serve the public on a
regular schedule and on a continuing basis.
"School bus" means a vehicle with a seating
capacity of more than sixteen persons, including the driver, regularly used to
transport students to and from school or in connection with school
activities.
"Toll account" means a Good To
Go!T account that is linked to a Pass (transponder) or license plates
in order to pay a toll by automatic debit.
"Transponder (Pass)" means a device attached to a
toll customer's vehicle that automatically identifies the toll customer's
vehicle as it passes through the toll facility.
"Transportation commission (commission)" means the
Washington state transportation commission whose duties and composition are set
out in chapter 47.01 RCW.
