> People will drive out of their way to avoid a tool bridge even if the toll costs less than the cost of operating their vehicle for the other route.
It's not just the mental overhead here. I specifically avoid toll roads because I think their concept is fundamentally wrong. I pay taxes to pay for roads and their maintenance. I shouldn't have to pay more taxes ("tolls") to pay to use those roads.
If it's a private road then it should be marked as such. The public shouldn't be permitted to drive on private roads marked as if they're a interstate or state highway or anything like that. It's deceptive and profiteering off of what the government already provides: transportation infrastructure. And it absolutely should not be permitted for a private entity to purchase an existing road and turn it into a tollway.
They could still belong to the people. It's just that they are paid for by the people who use them. The more you drive, the more you pay. To a small extent the gasoline tax works like this.
Poor people cannot afford this. It's the whole reason that taxes were set up for road and infrastructure maintenance: so that everyone can benefit instead of just the wealthy.
It's not just the mental overhead here. I specifically avoid toll roads because I think their concept is fundamentally wrong. I pay taxes to pay for roads and their maintenance. I shouldn't have to pay more taxes ("tolls") to pay to use those roads.
If it's a private road then it should be marked as such. The public shouldn't be permitted to drive on private roads marked as if they're a interstate or state highway or anything like that. It's deceptive and profiteering off of what the government already provides: transportation infrastructure. And it absolutely should not be permitted for a private entity to purchase an existing road and turn it into a tollway.