I agree mostly with this thread. Their goal is financing roads, and the issues are that the customer base has shrunk (less driving) and that customers are buying less per visit (technical improvements to cars).
The first issue is just an uncomfortable truth: The US needs fewer roads, which could then be maintainable. The second one is about the details of charging. In general, US politics don't favor infrastructure for citizens. They favor infrastructure for business. Public transport might win politically in the US if it was "sold" to business as a commuting solution.
My pet theory about large cars in the US is that they are not vehicles but defensive weapons. Think Newton's third law and E = mv^2. The guy in the heaviest vehicle survives (and kills the other) in a collision.
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Date: 2009-01-04 10:27 am (UTC)The first issue is just an uncomfortable truth: The US needs fewer roads, which could then be maintainable. The second one is about the details of charging. In general, US politics don't favor infrastructure for citizens. They favor infrastructure for business. Public transport might win politically in the US if it was "sold" to business as a commuting solution.
My pet theory about large cars in the US is that they are not vehicles but defensive weapons. Think Newton's third law and E = mv^2. The guy in the heaviest vehicle survives (and kills the other) in a collision.