Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ...
by parineum on Sunday August 22, 2021 @10:33PM
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> Everybody who drives pays taxes towards road maintenance.
If I sold my car I'd still benefit from the roads.
> Right now, gas taxes apply roughly based on usage
They apply based (roughly) on miles driven, not usage. Everything I buy was someway or another on a road in order for it to reach my house.
> Basing directly on weight + mileage accounts for a world where EVs/hybrids exist
I'm saying the instinct to further this line of thought is furthering the error. The benefit that I derive from roads overall is much greater than the benefit I get from them by directly driving on them. They basically make the economy work.
If I sold my car I'd still benefit from the roads.
> Right now, gas taxes apply roughly based on usage
They apply based (roughly) on miles driven, not usage. Everything I buy was someway or another on a road in order for it to reach my house.
> Basing directly on weight + mileage accounts for a world where EVs/hybrids exist
I'm saying the instinct to further this line of thought is furthering the error. The benefit that I derive from roads overall is much greater than the benefit I get from them by directly driving on them. They basically make the economy work.