Some states use tolls (not counting bridges) rather than gasoline taxes to raise money for roads and highways. That should be taken into account when looking at gas and overall road vehicle transportation costs. Personally, I'd much rather pay through gas taxes vs tolls that require multiple stops and cause a great deal of traffic. It'd be great to see a map that shows those states with tolls and somehow incorporates those costs with gas taxes to come up with a more comparable number. I always thought it was a huge unnecessary pain when traveling on the east coast to have to stop at multiple toll booths.
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