Question

Technology is now being developed so that road use can be priced by computer. A computer in the surface of the road picks up a signal from your car and automatically charges you for the use of the road. How would this affect bottlenecks and rush-hour congestion?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: it would decrease bottlenecks and rush hour congestion.

By creating higher prices for specific roads, it would reduce the number of vehicles that passed on that road at the current time, since they are most likely choose to detour using longer routes rather than paying more money. This could dramatically reduce bottlenecks and rush hour congestion.