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road pricing

British  

noun

  1. the practice of charging motorists for using certain stretches of road, in order to reduce congestion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There are policies that could encourage people to ditch cars, such as road pricing, which would ensure that the true environmental and social cost of running a vehicle—whether human- or robot-driven—is paid by its operator.

From Scientific American Sep. 8, 2023

The road pricing proposal is part of a push by Sadiq Khan to encourage people towards public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2022

This kind of innovation is already afoot in road pricing.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2021

McCurran declined to elaborate about what such “congestion management” might entail, but road pricing could be an option.

From Slate Feb. 4, 2019

Neither can public support for road pricing be assumed.

From Nature Dec. 4, 2018

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