tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010207.post-53371628139456107062008-03-11T15:11:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:11:00.000-05:00"HOT lanes migh cost you more than you collect from them"<BR/><BR/>let me guess.. you're going to provide a before and after economic study that proves that HOT lanes reduce GNP.. right?<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>I don't think you get it at all.<BR/><BR/>A trip not made at rush hour - for some purpose is NOT a trip NEVER made...<BR/><BR/>it's a trip deferred.. or it's 3 trips combined into one trip that does 3 things instead of 1 thing per trip.<BR/><BR/>It's efficiency.<BR/><BR/>It's why two friends decide to share a car trip rather than drive separately.<BR/><BR/>If I believe you.. every time two folks decide to go somewhere in one car instead of two - you count that as an economic loss...<BR/><BR/>and it's really only a loss if you believe that maximum consumption is the best economy and anything less than that done for efficiency actually harms the economy.<BR/><BR/>I see now why you're not in favor of peak hour pricing...<BR/><BR/>you see more efficiency as the enemy of more consumption...Larry Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02282254026681944326noreply@blogger.com