A Secure Alternative for Electronic Toll Collection using Barcodes

Abstract

Toll collection is a means of collecting fees from drivers passing a road. The tolls collected are expected to be used in maintaining the roads. To prevent fraud and lack of accountability, a complete electronic operation is needed to collect revenue. Electronic toll collection (ETC) is an automated method of collecting tolls at the toll gates. This work proposes the use of barcodes as a secure alternative for ETC. General Terms Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing