March 10, 2010 by Jason Diamond
A discussion of toll violations can rapidly degenerate into an argument, even amongst friends. And the reason it becomes such a heated discussion has little to do with whether or not people believe that those who violate the toll booths deserve to be punished for their actions. The heart of the matter stems from a discussion about whether the tools necessary at all. The discussion is really about taxes and whether or not they are is adequately and fairly spending the funds are generated through them.
Some believe that the government has plenty of money generated through income, property, and sales taxes. They believe that either through incompetence or inappropriate priorities, the money, though available for transportation is misused, and tolls are unnecessary. The opposing view believes that there are simply too many programs for the government to fund all of them and tolls are the best way to pay for roads and bridges. This is the result of the overall fiscal deficits of the nation playing all the way down to the local level.
It isn’t a simple question, and the consequences of an inferior infrastructure can drastically affect the growth and development of a municipality. Big business expects the local government to provide an infrastructure which makes their business easier to conduct. If the local government cannot or will not do so, they will simply move, taking their jobs and their employees somewhere else. It is a price to big for government to pay so transportation becomes a very high priority.
The interstate system that ties all of our cities together was built back in the 1950s. Contrary to popular belief that road system was designed for the US military. This explains why there are “interesting highways” in Hawaii. While the access to the highways are difficult from downtown Honolulu to go straight to the main gates of Pearl Harbor, Hickam Air Force Base, and Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe.
In addition to providing the military safe passage for its convoys to the aerial ports of debarkation, 1 mile in every 5 miles has to be straight so that it can be used as an emergency airfield. But it’s been a long time since they interstates were built and the federal government never budgeted to keep them maintained. So it has fallen to the states and cities to maintain the roads and they have to find the funding for it somewhere.
As with any expensive undertaking there will be conflicts over whether it is worthwhile and who should pay for it. Those who live in large cities tend to believe the price should be spread across the state. Those who live in rural areas leaves should be paid for by the people who use it most. It is this latter group of the fairest way to pay for any road or bridge. Another controversy surrounding tolls are toll violations that put points on your driver’s license. There are traffic ticket lawyers such as www.trafficticketteam.com that focus their practice on moving violations such as toll tickets. However, this still costs the driver money and seems like a tax.
Adding to the controversy is the age-old argument about whose cost a local road really is. Is it fair to distribute cost of the entire state, when the road is being built in the state capital. Many would say no and they are the most likely to support a toll on a specific road that way the people driving on the road are paying for it. But that is a myopic view. If the roads in the city are not kept up then the industries either leave or generate fewer funds and pay fewer taxes. These taxes provide revenue that is distributed across the state. In that way, everyone benefits from maintaining the infrastructure.
Toll violations are often the result of attention or distraction and occasionally a sentiment that they are simply unfair taxes. But no matter what the cause they always generate a heated conversation.
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