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by Liesmith 4335 days ago
Don't be ridiculous, If it was about revenue there would just be more toll booths.
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That would only be the case where people accept tolls & toll booths on roads as an acceptable thing.

Sure, they're common in Canada and the US but in some other countries they lead to years of civil disobedience, protests and eventual scrapping by newly elected governments : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Bridge#Toll_controversy

Speed fines have the semi-respectibility claim of trying to reduce accidents/dangers on the road (with some validity).

I'm waiting for someone to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions created by toll booths.
Tolls booths are obviously about the revenue, which make the voter angry.

Not that I support his claim, just refuting yours.