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Originally Posted by Da Nag
You know what's even more convenient, efficient, and reduces traffic even more?
Get rid of all the damn tolls/toll booths altogether, and collect needed revenues via taxes elsewhere - just as is done with most other shared infrastructure. The money wasted on toll collection is insane...
The elimination of one small piece of government privacy invasion would be welcome as well.
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In NY state they kind of do this for truck traffic. If you produce a toll reciept for the Thruway the owner does not have to pay the HUT for those miles travelled. HUT- Ny state bill trucks and vehicles above 5 tons a surcharge for "road damage" but amazingliy the roads are still rougher than a washboard.
As far as PA Turnpike. How would you like to be a cashier and make about $50K a year, with state benefits and a lovely pension after 30 years? Get a job with the PA turnpike authority thats how!! Or be a friend of ED.(There was a big hub bub about how many of his "friends" got on or apppointments to high positions in the PA Pike authority while he was in office.