Subj : Re: So.......
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 16:53:40

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Steve Brooks wrote:

> Nick wrote:
>> Steve Brooks wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>>>> What road pricing proposals?
>>> 
>>> Basically - rather than paying a flat rate road tax each year we
>>> will be charged depending on how much we drive, when, and on which
>>> roads. Busy roads at 8.30 am will cost a lot more per mile than
>>> quiet roads at 2.00 am (these will probably be free.)  In terms of
>>> social justice I see this as entirely reasonable. Unfortunately it
>>> is also hellishly complicated and difficult to implement. The
>>> government's plan is to use transponders in vehicles combined with
>>> GPS and software. I think they've got absolutely no chance of
>>> making this work. It's many times more complicated than IT tasks
>>> they've already completely screwed-up. 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Yeah, that sounds kinda hard.  Personally, I like the road tax being
>> incorporated in the gas tax. 
> 
> It's nice and simple and cheap to collect. But our government does
> have a point when they say some roads are in higher demand are -
> therefore - a premium product.
> 

I dunno about that.  The government is the one who made the road.
If they had made attractive alternate routes then it may not be that way.
They could decide that they are going to do a lot of work on a 
particularly busy road and neglect all the rest of the roads making them 
less desireable to drive upon.

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