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Except for the fact that the cost of collecting tolls exceeds the cost of collecting a tax on fuel [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13817279 https:
by u801e 9y ago
Except for the fact that the cost of collecting tolls exceeds the cost of collecting a tax on fuel [1]
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13817279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13817279
- Steltek 9y agoTolls achive more than just crudely approximating a car's impact to the road system. Tolls can influence traffic behavior and congestion; which I'd guess is the point of that LA article. Also, I'm curious how those costs look when you have open road tolling, as recently implemented in Massachusetts. No toll takers, just cameras, computers, and a call center "somewhere".
- u801e 9y agoThere's also the cost of setting up and maintaining system that doesn't apply to fuel tax collection (since it's already in place).
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago> Tolls can influence traffic behavior and congestion That's more like "give poor people a reason not to drive on certain roads/lanes" if you take the glass half empty view of things.