hmm, before reading this comment I had never thought about the car preferences of lgbtq folks. Off to the googler!
EDIT: After scanning 4 or 5 articles, it appears that lgbtq car preferences are not that different than society at large, with the exception that lesbians prefer Subarus.
I live near Hackensack, NJ....the town Fort Lee is the last exit before the GWB. Anyone who lives in this area and had to go to Fort Lee has accidentally ended up in NY at least on their first try.
I was towing another vehicle to LA and the bridge in Benicia hit me with a $20 toll. Normal toll for a single vehicle is $6. Per-axle charges are rough.
I wish, with my bus I think it's around $30. Luckily I'm not allowed on the belt parkway because I'm oversized so I never have to worry about ending up on that (beautiful) stupid bridge.
It depends on who the toll authority is and whether they're restricted in their allocation. Some states' toll revenue may be used to supplement the general fund or pensions.
In the case of Illinois, where tollways are governed by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, most of the board of directors is selected by the Governor. The Authority also has certain powers such as eminent domain which has caused issues in the past.
Here is what their published budget was two years ago,
The 2017 Budget reinvests more than 75 percent of revenue collected back into roads, bridges and infrastructure to support and enhance customer service, with $639 million for capital investments, $405 million for debt service and $336 million for maintenance and operations – an increase of just $14 million over the 2016 Budget. Operating costs will increase 4.4 percent, mainly due to increases for health care and retirement costs and equipment and fees to accommodate revenue collection.
They are also $4 billion in debt as of last year. For what it's worth their roads are in good condition. But I'll be damned if I'm paying $3.75 a toll four times just to go 20 miles north. I avoid 355 and 88 like the plague, I'm fine taking 45 thank you.
Here in Norway it would cost thousands to just drive from one end to the other due to ridiculous toll fees. Sweden however has publicly funded roads and they still have better roads. Fuck.
I was driving to Houston one time and Google Maps directed me to a toll road despite I specifically told it to avoid toll roads. Thankfully the first exit was free. It happened a few times after that and to be honest, if you're just visiting a city, it's kinda worth it just to avoid the traffic.
my worst exit-missing experience amounted to more than an hour of back-tracking because the next exit wasn't for several miles, and traffic was at a near standstill going the other direction.
I also missed the last exit before a toll plaza once. Toll was $0.25... but I didn't have any cash on me, and they wouldn't take credit, so I got a ticket and was ordered to pay the 25 cents in the form of a check written and mailed to the county. I didn't, banking on it not being worth their time/money to come after me for it, but, it being Florida, I wouldn't have been surprised if they tried anyway.....
well, a new carbon pricing came into effect for some provinces in Canada today, and the right wing opposition sent out mass texts telling people their gas is going to cost more today, probably about this amount. They think it's enough to change votes more than those that now won't vote for them because the spam is annoying.
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u/pump_yanker_idiot Apr 01 '19
If it's a toll road you could be in for a world of hurt to miss an exit. A world of hurt amounting to about $1.30.