Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics
by redwall_hp on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:34PM
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A tax during annual registration based on axle weight to the fourth power times the number of miles driven since the last odometer reading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law
There are some horrible states without annual inspections, but they should be federally punished until they comply. If we could force every state to have a drinking age of 21, using access to highway funding, then there's no reason the same thing couldn't be done for vehicular taxation. It would increase state tax revenue anyway...
The bulk of the problem is 5000lb+ vehicles. F150, SUVs like Suburbans, etc. etc. I'm not even sure if people are using these big vehicles to carry their families around, its probably just single-person drivers in most cases.
I'm not even sure how to approach the weight problem. We have plenty of cars in the 3000lb or 4000lb range but more-and-more people are pushing 5000lb+.