Meanwhile, we continue to subsidize those who drive. Experts reckon that
drivers pay only a quarter of the real cost of operating a vehicle; the
remaining costs--things like congestion, sprawl, road maintenance and
pollution--are paid for by society as a whole. Illinois gives drivers a
particularly good deal; our vehicle taxes and registration fees are nearly
30 percent lower than the national average.
as reported in The Chicago Tribune.
Now really, who pays more for congestion: somebody stuck in the middle of it,
wasting their time, or an average member of society as a whole.