So much for the good deed. In Georgia, drivers riding through toll booths can’t pay the fee for the car behind them any longer, thanks to a new law that took effect on Friday.
The State Road and Tollway Authority banned the practice, which was a common good deed among drivers in the Peach State, because toll booth workers were being accused of pocketing the extra 50 cents, USA Today reported.
The deputy executive director of the the agency said that just because the charitable driver didn’t see the cashier throwing the coins in the basket wasn’t proof of their theft — but he decided to outlaw the practice anyway, to deter suspicions. Still, at least six drivers complained of possible thefts in the last month alone, USA Today said.
Drivers are outraged at the new policy.
Rick Sanderson, 58, said in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he was surprised when he was told he couldn’t pay the toll for the driver behind him.
“In what sort of world do we live?” he said. “We can’t even do a random act of kindness?”
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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