This is the U.K. approach. The high cost of fuel there is intended to be a disincentive to traveling by car. When you consider the vast distances in our country to the U.K. what works there will not necessarily work here. Our economy is dependent on cheap fuel. The area of the England is roughly equivalent to that of Louisiana. Now, stuff all the people from California and New York State into Louisiana and you get a feeling for the population density of the England. Because of the much smaller size, mass transit works better there than here, as well as traveling by bicycle. Our country, right or wrong, is central population centers surrounded by suburban commuters traveling to and from those centers. The economy will dictate the direction our country goes.