All I'm saying is that it's not so easy to figure out how much value a person gets from the road system based on what vehicle they drive.
For example, I ride a bike and don't own a car. Should I pay taxes to maintain a freeway I never use? What about the day that I get hit by a car and the ambulance takes that freeway to and from the hospital?
Traffic is a problem, I agree. But to me congestion pricing seems like economic segregation.
(In the example, should I be able to, say, pay an extra $100 and get priority lane scheduling?)
For example, I ride a bike and don't own a car. Should I pay taxes to maintain a freeway I never use? What about the day that I get hit by a car and the ambulance takes that freeway to and from the hospital?
Traffic is a problem, I agree. But to me congestion pricing seems like economic segregation.
(In the example, should I be able to, say, pay an extra $100 and get priority lane scheduling?)
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