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Old January 29th 06, 07:03 PM posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Jack May wrote:

> "Brent P" > wrote:


>>I hold the same view. However I favor a cheaper solution. That is to
>>remove the incompetents and LLBs from the road.
>>
>>BTW, the goal of congestion pricing etc and so forth is one of logging
>>and controling travel. If they really wanted to reduce driving a simple
>>increase in the gasoline tax would be enough. However the solution always
>>seems to involve government control.


> The analysis of congestion pricing in London found it was no better than a
> traffic control system using present technology. Congestion pricing is
> mainly a way for Governments to increase taxes, not to improve traffic.
>
> You of course want it because you hope you Luddite fantasies will come true
> by getting people to use transit, which will never happen.


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