“Tolls are one of those things where you don’t HAVE to use them. It is a choice.”
Technically you can hire a ferry to get you across rivers (in some locations), but there does come a point where the alternatives are not very practical. Try driving parallel to I-80 in Pennsylvania, for example - where the all the roads are diagonal, rather than east-west, as I-80 is.
Good points. I guess in Florida the ability to get somewhere without taking the toll road is easier. It normally adds about 5-10 minutes on to the trip which sometimes I decide to take depending on where I am going. I understand that not all states set it up that way for one reason or another.