Re: Making ALL Roads Into TOLL Roads

From: Brent P (tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 05:39:17 GMT

In article <8Ourd.178173$HA.53070@attbi_s01>, markjen wrote:
>> Basically the arguement of how much they paid is a misdirection because
>> while it is much more than the car owner pays, it still doesn't cover the
>> wear and tear caused.
 
> The argument is more complex than "wear and tear". A car may only cause
> 1/1000th the wear and tear of semi, but making the trucks pay 1000x what the
> cars pay isn't fair either as the car would then get the benefit of the road
> infrastructure for essentially nothing. The road is more than the
> concrete/asphalt - it is the right of way, and impact it causes to
> surrounding communities, the planning, and the benefits it acrues to all
> users.

I take you don't live where the seasons are winter and road construction.
The amount of taxpayer money going down the toilet to rebuild the same
roads frequently sure isn't any kind of benefit to regular people. Unless
your pastime is sitting in traffic jams or you're in the road
construction business. Wear and tear on the roads is a very significant
issue when a lot of truck traffic and weather combine.

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