VA Speeding Fines increasing...

[G.Irish]

I should qualify - by public transit I mean government operated.

I still don't think it's fair, however, to force payment of that system on people that don't use it. Theoretically I see I benefit from it, but as far as my dollar goes it's a waste. I understand your point, but I don't see it as even remotely fair to force operational costs on people that don't choose them.

That doesn't really make sense. You don't use the roads in Southwest Virginia but you still pay for those right? I suppose the VA government could divide the tax out by region so that one region doesn't fund stuff in other regions. Either way, transportation is a system.

Saying you don't want to pay for mass transit because you don't use it would be like saying you don't want to pay for roads that you don't typically go on because you don't use them. But each component of the system contributes to your experience using your little part of the system (at least in the DC Metro area). Without the metro you'd easily be looking at 2 hours more of traffic per day, if not more. More gridlock on holidays and special events in the city too.

How about the government taxes you extra for riding a motorcycle since you can use the HOV lanes? Other people rarely use them, why should they have to pay for that road?