Comments on: M50 Fees And Fines http://www.shane-ross.ie/archives/334/m50-fees-and-fines/ Independent TD Shane Ross Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:53:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick http://www.shane-ross.ie/archives/334/m50-fees-and-fines/#comment-2841 Patrick Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:05:15 +0000 http://www.shane-ross.ie/archives/334/m50-fees-and-fines/#comment-2841 There should be a way to gather support to reduce these toll fees; if enough people organize and oppose these fees, won't the pressure cause the leaders to reduce or eliminate them? There should be a way to gather support to reduce these toll fees; if enough people organize and oppose these fees, won’t the pressure cause the leaders to reduce or eliminate them?

]]> By: D Murphy http://www.shane-ross.ie/archives/334/m50-fees-and-fines/#comment-2111 D Murphy Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.shane-ross.ie/archives/334/m50-fees-and-fines/#comment-2111 The M50 fiasco has artificially divided the entire eastern seaboard for years. The 50% increase is nothing short of incredible, and all the more so as the upgraded M50 won’t even be a state-of-the-art road, but rather a micky-mouse bypass with a fixed 100kph limit to cover up the level of under-engineering.. a modern road like this would be expected to have variable speed limits to manage traffic flow. It’s also worth pointing out that even at the current €2 euro fee, a motorist using the M50 every day will probably pay more over a year than they do in road tax. The idea taht the "user pays" is a farce.. the user has already paid handsomely. The M50 fiasco has artificially divided the entire eastern seaboard for years. The 50% increase is nothing short of incredible, and all the more so as the upgraded M50 won’t even be a state-of-the-art road, but rather a micky-mouse bypass with a fixed 100kph limit to cover up the level of under-engineering.. a modern road like this would be expected to have variable speed limits to manage traffic flow.

It’s also worth pointing out that even at the current €2 euro fee, a motorist using the M50 every day will probably pay more over a year than they do in road tax. The idea taht the “user pays” is a farce.. the user has already paid handsomely.

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