What are the advantages and disadvantages of toll roads for driver?

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DiscussionClick for more optionsNote: The video has Closed Captioning. To activate it, start the video, mouse over the bottom of the video and click on the CC icon, then select from the menu.This week we are going to examine substitute goods, highways and a bit about how we pay for highways.

Assignment Summary:

  1. Watch the video above.
  2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of toll roads for driver?  Why might an individual prefer to pay a toll than to use a free road?
  3. Are there other ways to pay for highways other than tolls or higher motor fuel taxes?  (Oregon is researching an alternative user fee system, you may wish to search for that information.)
  4. Are there environmental aspects to the use of toll roads versus free roads?
  5. Post your views to the discussion board and refer to at least two different key concepts from this weeks Chapters. Your illustration of concepts MUST include an explanation why you think they are relevant to the weeks topic using specific information from the articles, videos and other research that you have done.  To help identify key concepts and grading, please remember to use CAPITAL LETTERS to name and define them.  A list of key concepts is shown at the end of every chapter.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ADD SOMETHING NEW to the discussion.

  1. Post on three different days for a minimum of three posts. Failure to meet these minimum posting requirements results in point loss.
    • Include a word count on each post. All of your posts should sum to a minimum of 500 words.
    • Each post submitted should be between 150 and 250 words. Keep them short, specific, and clear.
    • Use paragraphs as appropriate.
    • Very lengthy posts do not provide an incentive to be read.
    • Remember to document all use of sources by using citations and references. These should be in APA format.
    • Please review Plagiarism Powerpoints ( ) and be sure to provide references (APA.ppt), including URLs where appropriate, to all works that you cite.

Now click on the “Week 3 DISCUSSION” title above to go to the discussion forum. You can start a new thread by clicking on the Create Thread button at the top. You can also respond to an existing post by clicking the Respond button at the bottom of the post.