Mainly thinking about this because of some of the comments in this post here, but I do think while what we currently have right now is way too much regulation.
Some examples of 'good regulation' in my opinion would be the existence of drivers' licenses, 'right to repair' laws, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and building codes.
While some notable 'bad regulation' is anything to do with 2A restrictions and the modern health care industry.
Overall, I'm just trying to gauge what is good vs bad regulation.
in theory, they do create a ticket to ride where the funds go to maintenance of said roads.
In practice it's just another tax that gets dumped into the black hole that is government budget.
I think that's usually paid for by vehicle registration, not driver's licenses. You could consider that a subscription to the road system rather than licensure regulation, assuming you got rid of smog and that other shit.
That and fuel taxes.