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 Dec 11 2006, 12:44 PM
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 fuck you! Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: 22-February 06 From: fuck you! Member No.: 19  |
austin is now going to toll roads
the dickhead lawmakers got clearance by a public vote a few years ago where the verbiage of the law was so watered down that no one knew what they were voting on. seriously, it was something to the effect of "if you don't not want our roads to be improved by any means, please click no." i read the law a few months back and it doesn't even mention toll roads originally, it was stated that new roads (specifically 45 and 130, i believe) would be taxpayer funded, and income from tolltags would be used for upkeep. nevermind the whole double taxation thing, i can at least live with that. but apparently, that's not all. existing roads that the lawmakers have overlooked for 20+ years - specifically, 183 in Cedar Park and the most congested stretch of Mopac - are now becoming toll only. so is 620, the most popular route from 183 to I35. basically, it will now cost you money to leave or enter Austin. no matter where you're going - San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Lubbock, it they have every route in and out as a pay-as-you-go road. nowhere was it mentioned that existing roads that have been used for years will now cost money. i only learned about it from a taxpayer funded advertisement i got in the mail a few days ago. yet another reason why our government sucks. instead of dealing with the influx of new residents and the last 20 years worth of population explosion by spending money wisely to improve existing roads, their answer is to tax us for new roads, tax us again for using those roads, and tax us for existing roads our tax dollars already paid for -------------------- only here to talk sports occationally
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Dec 11 2006, 05:15 PM
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 Prize? Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 343 |
so everyone will be on the already congested as fuck road of 35 for me when i pass through shitty ass austin... great.
(im speaking of the road system being shitty of course, any city with no loop should be nuked...) |
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Dec 11 2006, 05:17 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Trespass @ Dec 11 2006, 05:15 PM)  so everyone will be on the already congested as fuck road of 35 for me when i pass through shitty ass austin... great. (im speaking of the road system being shitty of course, any city with no loop should be nuked...) like 410 is any better.... my god that is the most narrow road I have ever been on. Its scary as fuck because people in the right lane drive 30 and people in the left lane drive 70 Austin doesnt need a loop in my opinion. |
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Dec 11 2006, 05:28 PM
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Prize? Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 343 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Dec 11 2006, 05:17 PM) like 410 is any better.... my god that is the most narrow road I have ever been on. Its scary as fuck because people in the right lane drive 30 and people in the left lane drive 70 Austin doesnt need a loop in my opinion. YES austin needs a loop... i'd rather the 6 hour drive to lubbock than the buttfuck that is austin driving. Really all of 35 sucks balls, but it goes through austin when it pisses me off the most so meh. And while 410 is bad during rush hours (like most cities get traffic at that time), its way better than places like dallas and such. Its just being worked on right now so its narrow, but still not that bad... |
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Dec 11 2006, 05:51 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Trespass @ Dec 11 2006, 05:28 PM) YES austin needs a loop... i'd rather the 6 hour drive to lubbock than the buttfuck that is austin driving. Really all of 35 sucks balls, but it goes through austin when it pisses me off the most so meh. And while 410 is bad during rush hours (like most cities get traffic at that time), its way better than places like dallas and such. Its just being worked on right now so its narrow, but still not that bad... I'd take 35 in Austin over 410 in San Antonio anyday... not to mention that I-10 in San Antonio is butt fucked for the next couple of years also. I have sat in 5 o'clock traffic in both cities and while it takes longer on I-35, I dont fear for my life like I do on 410. I'm not scared of driving, you San Antonio drivers are scary as shit. |
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Dec 11 2006, 05:58 PM
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Prize? Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 343 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Dec 11 2006, 05:51 PM) I'd take 35 in Austin over 410 in San Antonio anyday... not to mention that I-10 in San Antonio is butt fucked for the next couple of years also. I have sat in 5 o'clock traffic in both cities and while it takes longer on I-35, I dont fear for my life like I do on 410. I'm not scared of driving, you San Antonio drivers are scary as shit. ha ha, you ever driven in dallas? After driving there San Antonio is pretty tame to me... but yeah, i also drive a standard, so you may prefer to sit on 35, but i HATE stop and go with a passion. I'd rather have people driving "crazy" and over 5 mph. |
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Dec 11 2006, 06:02 PM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Trespass @ Dec 11 2006, 05:58 PM) ha ha, you ever driven in dallas? After driving there San Antonio is pretty tame to me... but yeah, i also drive a standard, so you may prefer to sit on 35, but i HATE stop and go with a passion. I'd rather have people driving "crazy" and over 5 mph. This man knows what he's talking about. I am going to Chicago pretty soon and being there before, I think Dallas traffic makes it look like a cakewalk. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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