Road Toll: Bring it On!

I am gonna go on a limb here and say something that many of you will hate: I honestly think Road Tolls is actually a good idea.

Okay, before you rollout the big guns, just close your eyes, relax and take a deep breath.

Now, lets see.. Who are you?

If you live in Sharjah, believe me, Road Tolls is the best thing that ever happened to you since the invention of toast bread. Seriously speaking; why did you move to Sharjah anyways? If you live in Sharjah and work there, then Road Tolls will mean squat to you.

However, if you live in Sharjah and work in Dubai, then 99.99999% of the reason you moved there is because of the absurd rent situation in Dubai and you refuse to pay the cost of a studio apartment in Dubai while you can get a spacious sea view 3bedroom one in Sharjah.

You pay less rent in Sharjah but in return you get stuck in traffic for at least 3 hours more every day.

But hey, with Road Tolls, main roads will clear out big time because the ones who can't afford them will chose other alternative roads.

If you can afford to pay Tolls, don’t even think of taking alternative roads. As a matter of fact, if you pay Road Tolls twice a day, 7days a week for a whole year, the difference you will be paying will not even be a fraction of the extra cost you will have to bare if you decide to move back to Dubai.

In this case, HELL YEAH! Bring on those tolls baby! And you suckers in Dubai, you better start looking for bigger and cheaper houses in Sharjah before your landlord double up your rent again this year!

Now, if you belong to the segment of people that don't/can't afford Tolls, but drain your sunny and lancers everyday to work, do this: park your cars, save them for your weekend out with family and start taking the bus.

You will be much better off carpooling (sharing the cost of tolls) or commuting using public transportation. I mean, look at the big picture here. Buses, cabs and public TRANSPORTATION vehicles are exempted from the Tolls. You will end up paying for the fare only.

Since all the other people who don't want to pay Tolls will be taking alternative routes, you won’t have to wake up at 5 am to make it on time for your 8am check in. You 3hr agonizing trip in the bus will now take 30 minutes tops. Why? Roads are clear!

Hah … in your face you 2 to 3 car owning suckers!

And for those rich overpaid snobs who live in Dubai, guess what you lucky sobs... With majority of people car pooling, using public transportation …etc, Dubai streets will end up with less cars traveling on them.

Hence, you can now easily navigate around Road Toll payment points to take alternative roads to avoid paying. But again, you are already filthy rich, so cough it up or start looking for houses in Sharjah.


The main point here is this: Road Tolls are here to stay. Don't whine and whinge about it. Think of creative solutions.

Using public transpiration to commute to work will become the norm. Parking problems will be solved and on the long run, believe it or not, things will be better.

I know many of you will disagree with me.. i just urge you to see the big picture.