There’s still an “American” problem with doing with that, which is that requires extra effort (if you don’t have one of those Fast Lane passes, which most people needing a burger and a T-shirt don’t).
I’ll just throw out the random fact that the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) has a full set of rest stops in a densely populated urban area, but is a completely free road. The trick is that it used to be a toll road once upon a time, and they abolished the tolls and raised everyone’s gas taxes. Apparently the impetus was some horrific accident where a semi truck lost its brakes and ran into the cars at a toll plaza. Anyways, the rest stops are the only indication left.
Does there remain an unanswered General Question on the table?
To Chriszarate:
(VOW collapses in hysterical laughter at the mental picture of drivers “slowing down for the re-entering semi.”)
Uh, CZ, you haven’t been to California, have you?
To Chriscya:
Hey, CZ! On your way out to California to study the graduates of the “Bat-Outta-Hell” school of driving, pick up C-cya. You can stop in Vegas for some entertainment, and then see freeways with a whole lot of NUTHIN for miles and miles and miles!
And watch out for the loaded semis zooming by in packs, going about 80 mph!
~VOW