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Originally Posted by bizaro86
The government tracking the location of every vehicle seems pretty big brother to me. I really don't see how this is better than charging a higher gas tax. (Unless maybe congestion based pricing is implemented).
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Its density based pricing rather than a flat rate. Work 5 to 3 and you dont pay any tolls, work outside of the main arteries, you dont pay any tolls, car pool, you dont pay any tolls. Drive 20k on deerfoot each day at 7:30 and 5:00 with only you in the vehicle, you get to pay for your increades impact.
It allows us to target those with the highest impact on traffic flow during rush hour rather than the guy who goes to the mountains on the weekend.