The classic example of this wrongheaded thinking occurred in New Jersey under the previous governor, Christie (RINO) Whitman. She was sold a bill of goods that the expensive implementation of EZ Pass for tolls would be totally funded by fines paid by scofflaws who had previously driven through without paying but would now be captured on video and pay fines of twenty-five to several hundred dollars, depending upon how often they were caught. Whitman and her administration were caught totally by surprise when, guess what?, scofflaws who were in iminent danger of being caught, actually began paying their nickel and time tolls. Duh!
She's the BIGGEST pain in the butt! I wonder why our President keeps her in office. She is the first one that needs to GO!
That is indeed idiocy.
EZ Pass (or any other electronic toll collection system) will pay for itself through:
In Dallas, the toll roads have reduced tolls if you use a TollTag. Although there is a $1.50/month service fee, the tolls are discounted as much as 20%. All it takes is a couple of trips to the airport or downtown for me to recoup my monthly fee. And, I don't have to worry if I have enough change in the car.
In the beginning, they were dumb enough to charge a nickel premium for using a TollTag. Predictably, adoption was slow. When they lowered tolls to parity with cash (plus the monthly fee), I got one.