Because it is in Transurban's interest to minimize the number of nonpaying customers, VDOT agreed to contract language that will actively discourage ride sharing on the Beltway....My favorite line in the article. There goes the excuse that it will be good for the environment. In fact, they are going to encourage more travel, not less. I love government think. No logic at all.
It is actually going to make things much, much worse: "Because it is in Transurban's interest to minimize the number of nonpaying customers, VDOT agreed to contract language that will
actively discourage ride sharing on the Beltway. If the rate of carpooling actually increases beyond a predetermined level, the state (i.e., taxpayers) must pay monetary penalties to the Australian company."
You have to wonder about the sanity of the bureaucrats who agreed to this disaster.
In fact, they are going to encourage more travel, not less. “
Lots more gasoline usage, also.
Hard to be free of foreign oil when you are forcing motorists to drive separately.