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18-565: KGS can refer to: KGS (electronic toll collection) , Turkey Kos Island International Airport , IATA airport code The Kansas Geological Survey The Kentucky Geological Survey The KGS Go Server Kingston Grammar School , London, UK King George School (Calgary, Alberta) , Canada Kings Sutton railway station , England; National Rail station code Karachi Grammar School , Pakistan Kyrgyzstani som currency, ISO 4217 code Knots ground speed , in aviation Topics referred to by

36-559: A boom or a boom barrier , is a beam or bar on a pivot used as a gate . The boom is lowered to block vehicular or pedestrian access through a controlled point or raised to permit such traffic. Typically, the bar has a 90° range of motion with a vertical raised resting position and a horizontal lowered resting position. Bar gates, especially manually operated ones, are often counterweighted to allow easier manual control. Bar gates are frequently paired end to end or closely offset to block traffic in both directions. Some bar gates also have

54-521: A toll booth on the KGS-only assigned lane. KGS-lanes are situated always rightside to the OGS-lanes, and they are designated at some distance before the toll plaza. The booth is marked with KGS-sign at the top. A flashing green light at the top signals its usability. Unlike at OGS-lanes, there are gate arms on the exit of KGS-lanes. There are two card readers at each booth in order to give comfort to

72-577: A call center. Payment of the fine within 15 days following the violation notice's receipt enables 25% discount according to Turkish law. Compared to the OGS toll payment system, the KGS caused traffic congestion during rush hours on the dedicated lanes at the toll plazas, particularly on the toll bridges over Bosporus in Istanbul, because the vehicles have to stop short to pay at the KGS toll booth. For this reason,

90-470: A second arm which hangs 30 to 40 cm below the upper arm when lowered to increase approach visibility. This underbar typically hangs on links, so it lies flat with the main bar as the barrier is raised. Some barriers also feature a pivot roughly half way, where as the barrier is raised, the outermost half remains horizontal, with the barrier resembling an upside-down L (or gamma ) when raised. There are various technologies for an automatic bar gate. One of them

108-476: Is associated with a specific licence plate and can not be transferred without notice to the provider, the NKGS card may be used for any vehicle of its toll category issued. The card number and the vehicle category are printed visible on both KGS cards. Unlike by OGS, which allows the motorist a 20% discount, KGS card requires full toll payment except for motorcyclists. At the toll plaza, the vehicle has to drive to

126-559: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages KGS (electronic toll collection) The KGS was launched in January 2005, and was first installed on the toll bridges Bosphorus Bridge on O-1 and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge on O-2 over the Istanbul Strait . The smart card system was later extended to the intercity motorways O-3 , O-4 , O-32 , O-51 and O-52 . The KGS

144-546: Is electromechanical, which is widely used due to its reliability. The other technologies are often manufacturer specific. These electromechanical devices come with 24-volt direct-current drive units which can run continuously without generating heat, so electromechanical bar gates can be operated continuously and in an intensive duty cycle. An automatic bar gate can be operated through: Bar gates are typically found at level crossings , drawbridges , parking facilities , checkpoints and entrances to restricted areas. They are also

162-410: The KGS system was replaced with the new HGS system, which uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. The HGS was launched on September 17, 2012, while the KGS was in use until December 31, 2012, at all toll plazas. However, one KGS lane at each toll bridge on Bosporus stood open until January 31, 2013. Boom barrier A bar , post , pole , beam , or boom gate , also known as

180-467: The KGS-lane by entering the motorway. At the toll booth's reader, an electronic display summarizes the tolling process showing one of the following messages: If the tolling process is not successful, a lamp under the electronic message display at the KGS booth turns red for a short time, and the display shows the appropriate violation message. Further, the driver is warned by a loud electronic horn at

198-502: The booth, and the vehicle is photographed as well for evidence. In case of unmatched vehicle category, the card's account is charged with the actual category. However, the driver is warned by the booth horn, and the vehicle is photographed. Card's account is charged with additional fine in amount of ten maximum toll for each violation. Vehicle is blacklisted when this type of violation occurs more than twice. Vehicle owners or drivers can query information about their violation online or at

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216-465: The charge on thecard is paid. NKGS (Nakit KGS) for cash payment and KKGS (Kredili KGS) for credit payment. Motorists, who have a bank account, can obtain the KGS card from the bank, which recharges it automatically when the amount on the KKGS card falls under a predefined minimum limıt. By NKGS, the card is recharged by cash payment only. Both KGS cards are issued for a specific vehicle category. While KKGS

234-408: The driver depending on the height of the driver cabin. The vehicle has to stop at the toll booth shortly. The contactless smart card, brought close to the reader's antenna at a distance of about 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in), communicates with the reader through an induction technology at 13.56 MHz . Information such as the card number, the vehicle category and the charge amount, which are stored on

252-431: The embedded chip of the KGS card, are transmitted to the toll collection system. Vehicles are classified for toll purposes in six categories based on the wheelbase and the number of axles . If the number of axles of a vehicle is less than the maximum number of axles -because some axles of a truck are lifted up or a tractor is running without its trailer-, the integrated automated vehicle classification system changes

270-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title KGS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KGS&oldid=1195971522 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

288-437: The usual method for controlling passage through toll booths , and can also be found on some freeway entrance ramps which are automatically controlled to drop to restrict traffic in the event of accident cleanup or road closures without the need to dispatch road workers or law enforcement to use a vehicle to block the way. Some bar gates are automatic and powered; others are manually operated. Manual gates are sometimes hung in

306-409: The vehicle category read in to the actual one during the passage allowing a lower toll tariff. The bridge toll is fixed for each vehicle category, and is charged only once in eastward direction on the two bridges in Istanbul. The road toll is rated further depending on the distance driven between the entry and the exit of motorway for each vehicle category. For this reason, a signal has to be initiated on

324-538: Was in use on all toll roads in the country alongside the OGS until it was replaced by HGS. Developed by ASELSAN , the system is administrated by the General Directorate of Highways ( Turkish : TC Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü , KGM). The contactless smart card, which has the dimensions of a credit card , can be obtained from the office of toll plazas, authorized major banks and mobile points of sales. There are two types of KGS card depending on how

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