Re: Complaints from NYC Drivers

No toll roads, bridges, or anything in Oregon.

"C.R. Krieger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > In rec.autos.driving ameijers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Charging tolls after the road is paid off is immoral, and oughta be
illegal,
> > > IMHO.
>
> Precisely the promise they broke on the Ohio Turnpike.  But then, what
> other state with a population that large, with the volume of crossing
> traffic that Ohio has, maintains only *one* toll road?  Hint: it ain't
> Illinois.
>
> > That being said, I prefer being taxed for my roads rather than having to
> > deal with the inconveniences of toll roads.
>
> Well, it can be done the *smart* way (where you snag a ticket getting
> on and pay getting off - OH and most of IN, among others) where you
> can drive a couple hundred miles without a stop or it can be done the
> *dumb* way (IL, the parts of Indiana close enough to Chicago to be
> made stupid by association, CT, and others) where you have to stop
> periodically and toss money into a bucket, regardless of how far
> you're going.
>
> I have a lot less trouble paying tolls for fast, efficient, *nonstop*
> travel on well-maintained roads than having to stop and pay tribute
> (*exact change only*, of course) at random intervals *as well as* at
> all the exits.  For outright stupidity, CT combines the 'Tri-State
> Model' of Chicago with the 'We Can't Afford Another Toll Plaza'
> approach that makes driving on randomly scattered *parts* of its toll
> highway (US 1) free ...
>
> I have a *real* problem with toll roads that continue to charge the
> full toll for the privilege of parking in construction-constricted (or
> *stopped*) traffic for a couple of hours about 1/4 mile past the last
> exit opportunity (with no advance notice, of course).  IMO, they ought
> to reduce or completely lift the tolls for driving on crappy,
> jammed-up roads.  When they're *drivable* again, I'll be happy to pay
> again.
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> "Ignore 'em, m'dear; they're beneath our dignity." - W.C. Fields