Tolls

Why Toll Roads Are A Bad Idea

This article explains why toll roads are an inefficient, backwards approach to providing public highways.

Toll Roads Divert Traffic And Cause Accidents

This article analyzes some of the undesirable side-effects of toll roads including the diversion of traffic to secondary roads and increases in accidents.

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes

This article explains the National Motorist Association's position on high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which depend on congested roads for their appeal.

Toll Road Studies

A few studies on toll roads are summarized in this article.

Additional Toll-Related Resources

Additional resources on the topic of toll roads and other user fees can be found here.

NMA Position on Tolls

The NMA supports the concept of a transportation system being supported by user fees, as well as taxes related to properties, residences, and businesses being served by this system.

However, the NMA does not support the use of excessive user fees (e.g. congestion fees) to ration or discourage access to public roadways. Nor does the NMA support the establishment of new toll roads, the conversion of freeways to toll roads, or the partial tolling of existing highway corridors.

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