I hear ya, but a lot of people driving now had no say. Here in SoCal we have a toll road on the 91 FWY, the toll wasn’t too bad in off hours but they jacked it up so high during rush hours, get this because too many people used them, that the common man couldn’t afford really afford to use them.
That’s what congestion pricing is. They jack up the price on the express lanes during rush hour to keep them from getting jammed.
The New Jersey Turnpike has been a toll road since 15000 BC. Maybe not that long but nobody alive today and driving probably voted for it.
I avoided it for years whenever I could