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[–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

Yeah that's the other thing. It's in Bristol!

That's practically Massachusetts! And not even like, Boston...it's like...Swansea. Suburban, nearly rural.

To get from Providence, you practically have to go into Massachusetts first.

To get from Warwick (where PVD airport is) or points south, you have to take the Pell bridge, which is a toll road, in addition to a bridge. Iirc, the only toll road in RI for 2-axle vehicles...so not a lot of people even really have EZPass. And you gotta cross the Jamestown Bridge first.

These are all things most Rhode Islanders loathe doing.

And yet despite that, it gets 80% of what Trump claimed his draw was. Pathetic.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    My neighboring state has toll roads that I drive on 2-3 times a year and I have ezpass to reduce hassle. If there were toll roads in my state it’d be a no brainer.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yeah but you don't understand the mentality of a Rhode Islander.

    Rhode Islanders only take the Mass Pike if they have to. Very little reason to go to Western MA, 495 goes to the Cape, and 93/95 to NH.

    They only go to Connecticut for Foxwoods/Mohegan or Mystic. No tolls on that route.

    Other than that, the only way they are leaving the state is on a Southwest flight to MCO or FLL.

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