tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post8886871232555783660..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Len Brown's Think Big plan - 10 questionsLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-54439976561126049802012-02-17T22:39:29.996+13:002012-02-17T22:39:29.996+13:00Anonymous- Nonsense bit of trolling. I have a car ...Anonymous- Nonsense bit of trolling. I have a car worth less than a quarter of that and the majority of those paying the congestion charge in London are actually tradespeople and deliveries. Kiwirail could be sold as a going concern, it has profitable parts. I've never argued that privatising the roads means selling them.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-13771125404250829982012-02-16T22:25:45.352+13:002012-02-16T22:25:45.352+13:00Who gives a shit about bludgers & Labour votin...Who gives a shit about bludgers & Labour voting "workers" getting around? Not me mate, not me.<br /><br />London's great - there aren't any cars worth less than GBP40K (say NZD100Kin the central city because bludgers can't afford the charge.<br /><br />Key should have ripped up all the tracks and sold KiwiRail for scrap - and let most of the SOEs go likewise. Given NZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-14328552526276459102012-02-16T10:08:52.369+13:002012-02-16T10:08:52.369+13:00Mark, both economics and the evidence of peak toll...Mark, both economics and the evidence of peak tolls contradicts your view. You assume all peak users have the same trip purpose. They don't. In fact a 5% reduction in trips can have a 30% reduction in delays, as has been proven with congestion pricing in London, Stockholm, Oslo, Singapore, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bay Bridge San Francisco and numerous HOT lanes. International evidence is Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-31192640645122786432012-02-16T07:36:13.514+13:002012-02-16T07:36:13.514+13:00Charging tolls will do little to relieve congestio...Charging tolls will do little to relieve congestion because motorists using the roads at peak times have little choice but to use the road at peak times. Their job requires them to start at a particular time, usually 8am and finish at a particular time usualy 5pm. <br /><br />In order to use resources effectively employers require their workers to be on deck ready to work at a particular time Mark.V.noreply@blogger.com