That is what gp was referring to: externalities, which you don't directly pay for
> (2021) The transit and highway accounts are projected to have a shortfall of $207B over the next 10 years
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/03/its-been-28-years-since-we...
> The American Society of Civil Engineers, which gives U.S. infrastructure a C-minus, is calling on the government and private sector to increase spending on roads and bridges by at least $2.5 trillion within a decade.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-gas-taxs-tortured-...
That is what gp was referring to: externalities, which you don't directly pay for