tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post811084531190303464..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Senate 12: Exchanging bad for worseCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-11889098192352767962010-01-12T09:39:04.824-05:002010-01-12T09:39:04.824-05:00Not entirely on topic, but close enough. I think t...Not entirely on topic, but close enough. I think the critical mass that needs to form in support of road pricing should be road users. Even if you could get 20% of road users in support of road pricing, these people would begin to shut their mouths. And to be honest, it wouldn't be difficult. <br /><br />You see, I'm what an economist would call a marginal road user (in the San Francisco area). Sometimes I will drive into the city, sometimes I won't. Whether or not I drive depends on two factors: Parking prices and traffic. This typically means that if it is rush hour or a weekend, I'm taking BART into the city. If it is a weekday, non-rush hour, I'm gonna drive. <br /><br />From my own little informal surveys (Asking random people), there are thousands of people just like me in the SF area. But I also know for a fact that there are tons of people that are not like me...they are gonna drive no matter what. I know quite a few of these people. Their typical response is that they would be willing to pay extra tolls if they didn't have to put up with the horrible traffic. <br /><br />Those are the people that can make someone like Gianaris shut up. You will probably never have the support of 100% of the drivers, or even a majority. But a vocal 20% is huge, and it is the kind of seemingly paradoxical support that changes people's opinions.saosebastiaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337474756701788664noreply@blogger.com