Lawmakers call for lower or no toll charges

If no tolls are charged for those taking the Sun Yat-sen Freeway, then the same rule should apply to those driving on the Formosa Freeway, the minister said.

This, however, would not be an efficient solution, Kuo said, because traffic would simply transfer from one freeway to another.

Flat fee

While not all of the motorists are against the policy of toll collection, some of them suggest that the government should charge less.

Dennis Hsu (許定中), a regular freeway driver, said the government should consider whether it was reasonable to set a flat fee for both short-distance and long-distance drives.

"Some people might take the freeway and get off immediately, and they still have to pay NT$ 40," Hsu said. "This is unreasonable."

Hsu suggested that motorists should be charged based on the kilometers they drive on the freeway.

"They can get tickets at the ramps and pay the fees when they exit toll roads, just like it's done in the US," he said.