Without the protections provided in Initiative 1125, tolls collected on a specific road or bridge could be used for any project within the state and tolling could continue forever. Note that when tolling was proposed for the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge in the Tacoma/Gig Harbor area, one of the justifications was that the costs for the bridge should be paid by the users of the bridge (and, tolling would cease after the bridge was paid for).

Tolling, especially variable rate tolling, is an even more regressive “tax” than the state sales tax and hits working people the hardest, especially lower-wage workers as they are the least likely to have the luxury of adjusting their working hours to avoid paying the highest tolls.