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I'm not getting a discount, as my previous vehicle did not get only 22 miles per gallon, nor did I drive 12000 miles a year. I'm paying more than twice as much

I'm not getting a discount, as my previous vehicle did not get only 22 miles per gallon, nor did I drive 12000 miles a year. I'm paying more than twice as much towards the roads now. Saying that I will pay less taxes by driving more is nonsense, since the tax does not change whether I drive 1 mile or a million. Anecdotally, all the roads in my area (northeast Raleigh) are in pristine shape, as were I85/I95 in NC when I took road trips in the past.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago
Raleigh is not North Carolina. It's a pretty big state. But that is the problem, we do not think communally anymore. As long as I am ok, so what, right? Report Ranks North Carolina As Having Some Of The Worst Infrastructure In America https://www.charlottestories.com/report-ranks-north-carolina-worst-infrastructure-america/ https://www.charlottestories.com/report-ranks-north-carolina...
- dangrossman 4y ago
  You're really on the attack, huh. That report puts North Carolina right in the middle on road conditions, with just 6% in poor shape. I've driven from the Cherokee reservations on the western border to the islands off the east coast without running into any bad roads. They were much worse when I lived in Pennsylvania, since Pennsylvania has actual winters to tear up the asphalt.
  - FollowingTheDao 4y ago
    I’m having a debate with you, since when is having a debate with someone being “on the attack”? Out of the 50 states it ranks 39th. That’s not good. https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/north-carolina/ https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/north-caroli... 18,407 bridges, 9.3% of which were structurally deficient in 2019 14% of roads are in poor condition. Each motorist pays $500 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair https://www.wral.com/report-bad-roads-cost-nc-drivers-billions-each-year/19494497/?version=amp https://www.wral.com/report-bad-roads-cost-nc-drivers-billio... Washington, D.C.-based transportation nonprofit TRIP says deteriorating, congested and unsafe roads across North Carolina cost the state’s drivers a total of $10.3 billion annually. In the Raleigh and Durham areas, it works out to $1,442 per driver each year. The NC Chamber Foundation is calling for the state to phase out the gas tax and replace it with other sources of revenue. It advocates for a mileage-based user fee, adjustments to the highway use tax and dedicating part of the statewide sales tax to transportation projects to help make up the difference.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago

Raleigh is not North Carolina. It's a pretty big state. But that is the problem, we do not think communally anymore. As long as I am ok, so what, right? Report Ranks North Carolina As Having Some Of The Worst Infrastructure In America https://www.charlottestories.com/report-ranks-north-carolina-worst-infrastructure-america/ https://www.charlottestories.com/report-ranks-north-carolina...

dangrossman 4y ago
You're really on the attack, huh. That report puts North Carolina right in the middle on road conditions, with just 6% in poor shape. I've driven from the Cherokee reservations on the western border to the islands off the east coast without running into any bad roads. They were much worse when I lived in Pennsylvania, since Pennsylvania has actual winters to tear up the asphalt.
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago
  I’m having a debate with you, since when is having a debate with someone being “on the attack”? Out of the 50 states it ranks 39th. That’s not good. https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/north-carolina/ https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/north-caroli... 18,407 bridges, 9.3% of which were structurally deficient in 2019 14% of roads are in poor condition. Each motorist pays $500 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair https://www.wral.com/report-bad-roads-cost-nc-drivers-billions-each-year/19494497/?version=amp https://www.wral.com/report-bad-roads-cost-nc-drivers-billio... Washington, D.C.-based transportation nonprofit TRIP says deteriorating, congested and unsafe roads across North Carolina cost the state’s drivers a total of $10.3 billion annually. In the Raleigh and Durham areas, it works out to $1,442 per driver each year. The NC Chamber Foundation is calling for the state to phase out the gas tax and replace it with other sources of revenue. It advocates for a mileage-based user fee, adjustments to the highway use tax and dedicating part of the statewide sales tax to transportation projects to help make up the difference.