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Originally Posted by P Jug Joe
I avoid them whenever possible and it makes me just sick when I hear about various states considering changing certain freeways to toll roads.
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As long as they see a profit in tolls, they'll be looking at them as a source of revenue. Avoid them like the PLAGUE and toll roads will die. I will not use them if that is the only way to get to the location. If I must use a toll road to get to a location, I REFUSE TO GO. If businesses can't get trucks in because of the tolls, they'll move or have the toll removed.
I know one RUSS order for Chicago that didn't get delivered for a year and a half. All the guys seem to have felt the same way about it. It was a "back-up generator" for a hospital, and because it HAD to go by toll road, they finally got it there by paying more than $7/mile for the freight bill. I turned it down once at $2.25/mile and agian at $4.85/mile because the only way for a truck to get to that hospital is by toll road.
If we all do that, they will get the message.
Indiana has leased theirs out to Spain and Austria for 99 years. They said they needed the money for some projects around the state. Well, government can not survive without the money once they get their hands on it. What will Indiana "sell" when they need money in another 15 years? The toll road is already gone.