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Imagine you're headed out of town for the weekend in your new Prius. If you don't own a Prius, don't worry — this is an alternate reality. You're leaving Maryland for New York City and looking forward to a leisurely afternoon drive.

But there's a snag — a big one.

A small group of private companies actually owns the roads, and they want you to follow their rules — so you can't get to New York unless you drive a sport-utility vehicle. To get on Interstate 95 north, you've got to have an Escalade or an Explorer. On the other hand, the company that owns the roads around Washington allows only green cars, so those big SUVs have no way of getting from New York to vast swaths of Maryland.

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Philip Rucker 15 Sep, 2011


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