The New “What did you do with your Z today” (with off topic replies) XXXVII

BettyZ · 08-13-2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

None of that govt overreach money making scam bs down here.

I wonder what’s gonna happen within the next ten or 15 years or so when most vehicles are electric? What excuse will they come up with to make you pay the Man recurringly for the privilege of having spent your money to buy your car?

Of course, you can’t drive ten feet around here without paying a toll road so maybe I just answered my own ?.

More tolls and perhaps some sort of mileage tax, although I don't see how, Constitutionally and politically, a mileage tax could work. Most road construction is funded via gas taxes so...

Rusty · 08-13-2020, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

More tolls and perhaps some sort of mileage tax, although I don't see how, Constitutionally and politically, a mileage tax could work. Most road construction is funded via gas taxes so...

Can't use fed money to build a state toll road. Fed law. You have to use state money. A few years back. There use a couple of law suits over the matter.

BettyZ · 08-13-2020, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Can't use fed money to build a state toll road. Fed law. You have to use state money. A few years back. There use a couple of law suits over the matter.

Is that because your toll roads were toll roads before the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways existed? Like, when covered wagons ran on them?

Rusty · 08-13-2020, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Is that because your toll roads were toll roads before the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways existed? Like, when covered wagons ran on them?

There was a couple of states that tried to use fed money to build toll roads and got caught. The American Motorcycle Assoc. brought the law suit against the states and won.

Oh........I live not too far away from the first national road. RT40. Locally called Old National Pike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_National_Pike

eastwest2300 · 08-13-2020, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

There was a couple of states that tried to use fed money to build toll roads and got caught. The American Motorcycle Assoc. brought the law suit against the states and won.

Oh........I live not too far away from the first national road. RT40. Locally called Old National Pike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_National_Pike

your state is the toll capital of the world duude...

Rusty · 08-13-2020, 09:45 PM

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your state is the toll capital of the world duude...

You haven't really traveled to other states. Some states charge you for going over a bridge.

Rusty · 08-13-2020, 09:49 PM

Ordered a new cover and cover lift for the hot tub. The old cover was shot.

eastwest2300 · 08-13-2020, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You haven't really traveled to other states. Some states charge you for going over a bridge.

i've been to a few states like that though.. NJ, the upper penn in michigan, and DE.

BettyZ · 08-13-2020, 10:58 PM

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You haven't really traveled to other states. Some states charge you for going over a bridge.

In fairness those bridges are quite large... Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, Mackinac Bridge. In PA it costs $90 to get from Philly to Pittsburgh.

FL 4Motion · 08-14-2020, 02:40 PM

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your state is the toll capital of the world duude...

I remember living in northern NJ back in the day, so many toll roads, had a ziplock bag full of change in the truck, that little bag was like a tiny money pit.

At least our roads down here are pretty decent and well maintained, up north, I have no idea where the toll road $$ goes, but it’s definitely not back into road maintenance and repair.

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