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Re:Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket by rippercushions on Monday May 01, 2023 @07:36AM (#35771410)
People usually distinguish between local and long-distance travel, nobody is arguing that bullet trains should be free and planes fall into the same category.

The fact that long-distance highways tend to be free speaks more to politics than logic, and there are a few notable exceptions (eg Japan) where all expressways are tolled.

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Re:Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket by panick21_ on Monday May 01, 2023 @06:43PM (#35780295)
Highways are also tolled in Italy and I think France, its not that exceptional.

And in Switzerland for example you just pay a really high gas tax that funds the highway, plus you have to pay a one time fee and get a sticker, otherwise you are not allowed to drive on the highway.

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