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The Road User Fee Task Force was almost right. They didn't take into account curb weight. The right way forward is a weight-mile tax, like those levied on flee
by cratermoon 3y ago
The Road User Fee Task Force was almost right. They didn't take into account curb weight.
The right way forward is a weight-mile tax, like those levied on fleets and cargo transport. Good news! That will create incentives for lighter passenger vehicles, ending the reign of deadly oversize SUVs.https://jalopnik.com/watch-video-on-us-deadly-obsession-with-large-vehicles-1850198171 https://jalopnik.com/watch-video-on-us-deadly-obsession-with...
- nradov 3y agoSUVs cause almost no wear on roads. Almost all road damage comes from heavy commercial vehicles.
- timbit42 3y agoThe key word here being 'almost'. So you admit there is some.
- cratermoon 3y agoEvery road user should be proportionally assessed, even if that proportion is, on a per-vehicle basis, small. Right now, road users don't even pay for the roads they use. "Highways, however, have never fully “paid for themselves” through user revenue and are more dependent today on subsidies from general taxpayers than at any time in recent history. The fees drivers pay also don’t even begin to pay for the many costs that highways impose on non-drivers, and are unlikely to be sufficient in the future to fuel the increase in highway capacity favored by highway advocates." https://pirg.org/newjersey/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Do-Roads-Pay-for-Themselves_-wNJ.pdf https://pirg.org/newjersey/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Do-Roa...