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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by barbazoo on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @01:15PM (#41312257)
A tax on gross weight might help to pay for externalities, that might incentivize people to buy smaller cars that are less dangerous.
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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by occz on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @02:05PM (#41312657)
Gross weight cubed, of course.
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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by barbazoo on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @02:46PM (#41313013)
To cover the "negative weight" loophole?
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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by occz on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @04:46PM (#41314060)
To account for how road wear scales in relation to vehicle weight.
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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by barbazoo on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @05:12PM (#41314234)
That makes more sense than what I said :)
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