An InsiderAdvantage / Majority Opinion Research poll asked Georgians about their views on transportation in a series of polls. Some of those results included:
Q. In order to pay for needed transportation projects, would you prefer…?
Issuing bonds: 24%
Letting voters increase the sales tax: 21%
Increasing the gas tax: 15%
Undecided: 40%
Q. Would you like to have the chance to vote on a 10-year once-cent sales tax that would bring about a drastic reduction of traffic congestion in metro Atlanta and the completion and improvement of road projects in other parts of Georgia?
Yes: 38%
No: 36%
Don’t know: 26%
Q. Would you support or oppose the building of special roads or lanes for trucks only, if truckers paid the tolls?
Support: 62%
Oppose: 23%
Don’t know: 15%
Q. Would you be willing to pay a toll for the right to drive in less congested lanes with no trucks?
Yes: 35%
No: 52%
Don’t know: 13%
Q. If a bridge that you or your family frequently crosses were in need of expensive safety repairs, would you support or oppose a crossing toll that would make the bridge safe?
Support: 44%
Oppose: 36%
Undecided: 20%
A total of 500 interviews were conducted. The results were weighted by age, race, gender and political affiliation. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3%.
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