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Skriven 2006-09-05 18:47:02 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
  Kommentar till text 38324 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
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Hello Ward.

05 Sep 06 00:37, you wrote to me:

 WD> I've done the trip 10-12 times during the worst "black week-ends" of
 WD> the year with massive road-travel. Everyone either drives to Basel
 WD> over crappy German autobahns because you can drive a little faster or
 WD> avoids the French toll-roads.

 WD> I've "always" taken that tollroad from near Metz to near Strassbourg
 WD> and I've "never" had a traffic jam all the way to final destination.

And that was how long ago?

 >> WD> Some you need to pay for, so no chance to encounter Michiel.

 >> Oh, c'mon, that's not fair representation of my position. I have no
 >> general objection to toll roads and I *have* paid for toll roads on
 >> occasion in the past. No problem.

 WD> Michiel, if you were a fish you would not have a long life because
 WD> every time I throw-out some bait you immediately grab the hook and
 WD> start pulling ... ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

If... I do not live in the land of IF and I am not a fish...

 >> What I object to is having to pay for what is essentially free or a
 >> lot cheaper for the locals. As will be the case with the "Belgian
 >> high way sticker" if that plan goes through. Or the Swiss highway
 >> vignet...

 WD> That Belgian sticker is always a bargaining-tool between local
 WD> governments to settle something else. If ever it is introduced, then
 WD> I'm quite certain it will be EU-wide.

We will see then...

 WD> As for Switzerland, the Swiss also need to buy the highway vignet at
 WD> the same price we do. Of course, they use it all year while we only
 WD> use it for 2 weeks.

Or just a few hours to cross into Italy...

Cheers,

Michiel

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