Motorcycle high -speed toll -half price half price next spring start "Why does it take so long?"

■ Bike expressway traffic fees, long -awaited recruiting discounts are far away ...?

The fixed rate discount for motorcycle expressway traffic is being embodied.It is an attempt to discount half the price of ordinary cars for a limited time.However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism set the implementation time as "starting in 2022", causing a rebound within the LDP.The "motorcycle problem countermeasures project team", which was explained, will be invited to meet the Board of Directors soon.

Do you need one year for system renovation?

The fixed -rate discount for motorcycle expressway traffic was a long wish of rider.In the background, there is an unbalanced fee between the vehicles, and the LDP motorcycle problem project team (PT) has a "what we think is the same as the rider.From the beginning of the PT launch, I positioned it as a pillar for reviewing and worked.

On the other hand, at the PT General Assembly on March 24, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Expressway Division shows a fixed rate discount for motorcycle traffic.The fixed -price discount of the "motorcycle touring plan" of the application system for ETC -equipped vehicles has been rebuilt at a fixed price discount, which is half the price of ordinary cars according to the mileage.

Since the flat -rate discount is assumed to be accommodation, it is valid for 2-3 days, but the fixed discount is valid only for one day, assuming a day trip use.It is scheduled for weekends and holidays during the implementation period.However, the ministry has gone away in 2022 due to the provisions of the Discount of 100 km or more.

Highway companies have announced that they will take nearly a year to renovate the discount system.The main reason is that discounts based on the mileage are issues in the extraction of the target.

Ichiro Aizawa PT pointed out:

"I've been discussing the fixed rate discount for a long time in PT. I thought that it would be difficult to start before the major holidays this year, but I thought it would be possible before the summer vacation. That will be next year.. If so, where would it take time? Can't you shorten it? I want to invite an expert to ask. "

There are various opinions about the terms of use.

The conventional touring plan will be discounted according to the application period, regardless of the day of the week during the implementation period.However, the discount method only from the fixed amount to the fixed rate, and the available days will be drastically reduced, limited to Saturdays and Sundays, only on holidays.

In addition, even for 100km of the distance conditions where the discount is applied, the usability changes greatly depending on the round trip or one way, but it is undecided.

For example, if it is more than 100 km one way in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Hakone (Tokyo IC -Odawara Nishi IC), which is a typical hot spring area, and international races, Fuji Speedway (Tokyo IC -Ashigara S..If IC) is a destination, it is not eligible for discount.The purpose is to promote tourism, is it effective to repeat conditions?Azawa pointed out again.

"If you start, you need to be able to use more people in response to many expectations. I would like to consult with the stakeholders."

There is also a dilemma that the realization of next year will be farther if it takes time to adjust, and it is forced to make a difficult decision.

(Sentence / photo = Minami Nakajima)