WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Road Pricing means that motorists pay directly for driving on a particular roadway or in a particular area. Value Pricing is a marketing term which emphasizes that road pricing can directly benefit motorists through reduced congestion or improved roadways.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most iconic automotive show cars of the 1950s was the 1956 Mercury XM-Turnpike Cruiser, an innovatively styled vehicle created by the Ford Motor Company design team.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the eighteenth and nineteenth century, many roads were maintained by turnpike trusts. These were individual bodies established by acts of Parliament which had powers to exact tolls to pay for the upkeep of the roads.

Detailed explanation-5: -A toll booth is where the driver must stop to pay before going any further on the national/state highway. Toll plazas do not charge toll taxes from pedestrians but from both the domestic and commercial vehicle users who pass through the toll plazas.

Detailed explanation-6: -Is road tax and toll tax the same? No. Road tax is collected by the RTO for using roads within a state. Toll tax is collected for using inter-state highways.