Law enforcement bracing for more semis on U.S. 20 in LaPorte County as Toll Road fees increase

The South Bend Tribune ^ | October 6, 2018 | Stan Maddux

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[Indiana] Finance authority hikes truck tolls on Toll Road by 35 percent (9/20)

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People be crazy. They should have just left the lease alone and raised gas and diesel taxes by another dime.

[Deaf Smith]

Plus you have to avoid the Chicken Coups and the Weight Man.

[Notthereyet]

Merciful Maude. There are going to be accidents over this bit of stupidity. Oh, my.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Like I said, Holcomb and his legisl00ture should have just raised the gas tax by another dime to get his $1B. The Democrats would have glommed onto that like a big dog.

[Notthereyet]

Agree. Sometimes the Stupid is just a bit too strong in certain people to be undone.

[hinckley buzzard]

Seen this sort of thing in Ohio, where no-toll highways parallel the Turnpike. Semis clog up local traffic for awhile but eventually they go back to the interstate.

[upchuck]

Shunpiking by using US Route 20 instead of the I-80 toll road. I’d do it. Bet lots of truckers do also.

Ultimate Governor stupidity.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Yes, in this case, I actually agree with a truckers’ boycott of the Toll Road. What Holcomb is doing is a form of theft. He needs to be primaried, IMO.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

At least when Kasicko monetized the Ohio Turnpike, a significant portion of the money went to accelerating the rebuilding of the turnpike’s concrete base.

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Governor's plan to hike toll-road fees receives final approval (9/20)

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Boosting Broadband Included in Holcomb’s Sweeping Infrastructure Plan (9/10)

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“I have altered the agreement. Pray I don’t alter it further.” — Darth Holcomb

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Indiana Unveils $1B Infrastructure Investment (9/19)

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Truckers Call Governor Holcomb's Plan To Bump Tolls A "Cash Grab" (DUH) (9/11)

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Viewpoint: U.S. 31 inches closer to freeway (9/17)

[BobL]

Thanks for the ping, Tol.

It would sure be nice if the coroner there sent the bodies of the motorists killed trying to avoid the tolls to Mitch Daniels, the ‘genius’ who came up with the idea of ‘privatizing’ the highway.

[BobL]

“Yes, in this case, I actually agree with a truckers’ boycott of the Toll Road. What Holcomb is doing is a form of theft. He needs to be primaried, IMO.”

The way it works for truckers is very simple: If they are NOT in a rush to get to their destination (for example, if independent, they don’t yet have their next cargo scheduled), then what the hell, save the money and stay off the toll road - that’s CASH in their pockets. I suspect that the fuel cost is a push (slower usually means better mileage, but stop-and-go traffic negates it).

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I don’t mind the original agreement, but I DO mind this sudden jacking of truckers to effectively siphon money to the rest of the state, rather than simply raising the gas tax another dime or two. Theft.