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Originally Posted by Acura604
question is.. what percentage of drivers do you think will actually go through the trouble of avoiding tolls and going the long way through the shittiest bridge in town - patullo?!
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Answer: the people that can't do math.
It will cost $6/day for a roundtrip commute. Let's say the Patullo route adds 15 minutes (realistically, a lot more), each way, to the average commute, vs going on the Port Mann. That's 30 min of time wasted. If you work minimum wage, that's 5 bucks of pay, right there.
Along with time, there's also increased fuel consumption with the longer trip, and because of congestion. Sprinkle in some bumper-to-bumper stress, and you've got an alternate route that has zero advantage over the tolled bridge.