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As others have said in this thread, just raise taxation on fuel. In the UK ($8.50 per US gallon) it has encouraged people towards more efficient vehicles and t
by awjr 13y ago
As others have said in this thread, just raise taxation on fuel.
In the UK ($8.50 per US gallon) it has encouraged people towards more efficient vehicles and the government has made electric vehicles free from yearly charges (Vehicle Excise Duty is based on emissions which again punish bigger engined cars).
Of note it is quite unusual to see an 18 year old with a car these days. Cost of fuel and insurance discourages the young from getting a car.
In fact there is a major push towards 'Active travel' (Cycling/walking/public transport).
Where I can see these type of devices finding a home is in reducing your insurance premiums. In fact I can see the Russian situation where something like this box with a dashboard cam will almost become mandatory. Well not so much mandatory, but as the only way to get cheap insurance.
- maxsilver 13y ago> As others have said in this thread, just raise taxation on fuel. This is one of those "uniquely American" problems. You simply can't get any meaningfully-large group of US citizens to agree to raise taxes. On anything. Even if it's in their own interest. Even if there is zero drawbacks of any kind. Americans will fight tooth-and-nail against anything that looks or feels like a "tax" of any kind. In addition, many Americans already feel like the gasoline prices are "high" here. (Even though, factually, we live with very low subsidized prices: they're around $3.25 per US gallon here today). Raising tax on fuel is not even fathomable.
- binarycrusader 13y agoYou simply can't get any meaningfully-large group of US citizens to agree to raise taxes. On anything. Really? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/in-california-voters-approve-ballot-measure-that-raises-taxesin-california-approve-voters-ballot-measure-that-raises-taxes.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/in-california-... I was one of the voters that voted for the increase. I don't mind paying taxes most of the time; with them I buy civilization.
- maxsilver 13y agoYour right. I should have started all of the above sentences with "most of the time".