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minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 months agogotta make up the loss to the gas tax somewheres washington state is looking at charging people per mile driven in a miles per year tax to solve the problem. i’m all for it.
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoIt would be better to target semi trailers, since they cause the vast majority of road wear. They’re also commercial vehicles, so they already have reporting requirements.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWhat would they do if we all switched to walking, bikes and public transport?
minus-squareRioting Pacifist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoSpend far less on maintenance.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoThat would work as long as they don’t do something stupid like mandate a GPS tracker to track miles or some crap
gotta make up the loss to the gas tax somewheres
washington state is looking at charging people per mile driven in a miles per year tax to solve the problem.
i’m all for it.
It would be better to target semi trailers, since they cause the vast majority of road wear. They’re also commercial vehicles, so they already have reporting requirements.
What would they do if we all switched to walking, bikes and public transport?
Spend far less on maintenance.
That would work as long as they don’t do something stupid like mandate a GPS tracker to track miles or some crap