Anyone who has been caught in New York City traffic know only too well that Gotham's traffic jams are as outsized as North America's largest metropolis. In fact, in these United States only Los Angeles and Miami could outdo the Big Apple in follicle endangering congestion.

That said, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to tax motorists who enter the heart of the City during business hours as a measure to reduce traffic and pollution was, to be kind, ill-advised.

The plan would have mirrored London's Congestion Zone system calling for charging drivers with an $8 per workday fee and trucks $21 when entering most parts of Manhattan. Those fees would've been on top of the steep fees most pay to traverse the bridges and tunnels that connect the island.

Luckily, the Empire State's legislature vetoed the proposal.

"So angered were [NY State] Democrats that they decided to vote as a bloc to defeat the measure, and there were not nearly enough votes among the Republican senators for it to pass." the New York Times reported.

Thank goodness. Freedom remains for America's motorists. Even if that means being free to sit in the odd New York traffic jam. The fiscal freedom is worth it.

[Source: New York Times]