Stolen from my favourite Facebook group (warning: not really safe for work).
Literally my thoughts as I try to navigate around Brisbane. A trip from the west to the airport can involve up to half a dozen tolls if you do it wrong.
this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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“Tolls are good” types justify tolls by saying they reduce traffic. What they don't tell you is that tolls reduce traffic by separating working poor people from their jobs, which makes them even more poor, stressed, and sleep-deprived than they already were.
The reduced traffic, meanwhile, makes driving more pleasant for the rich, and that's the real purpose of tolls.
Tolling is gentrification.