[rando18423]

So the poor person who needs to get to the doctor should take the slow lane, and the rich person who wants to get to the next bar faster should take the fast lane? Public utilities INTENTIONALLY are not and should not be run according to the principles of profit maximization.

[SilasX]

The poor person should take the bus, which could actually be a fast option if the streets weren't choked at critical times. That's what a sane utility looks like. (If they're not choked, no congestion charge.)

I'm not a big fan of the mentality that the transportation system should suck just so we can avoid the rich have better options than the poor. Taken seriously, that would mean a ban on air travel because the poor can't have as much.

If you meant emergency vehicles, those always have priority :-p