More Lunacy - GTA to face grim future due to global warming

Wednesday January 23, 2008

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/296590

More lunacy:"Committee Chair Paula Fletcher agreed, saying Mayor David Miller has talked about tolls, but only if they're spread out on all GTA-area highways. A study commissioned by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario, released Monday, said extra charges on some Ontario highways would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ease traffic jams.".

Right.

Now think back to the last time the 401 was closed due to a collision. Did everyone turn around and go home? No. They crept off the highway and flooded the urban streets.

What will happen when faced with a toll on the 401? We will use one of the parallel major roads, or a straight-through side street, to get across the city.

We know that people who want to drive will drive. The only question is "Where?".

Tolls will raise revenue and tax the car driver, but they won't inhibit driving.

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