By the Gallon or By the Mile.
I just saw on the news last night that Washington State has been toying with the idea of charging drivers for each mile they drive on busy roads as a means of collecting needed funds for road maintenance and improvements and to cut back on congestion. They figured if drivers had to pay a premium to use a certain stretch of road during high traffic times of day more people would find alternative routes or opt not to make unnecessary trips resulting in fewer cars on the road at a time. The fees would be adjusted based on demand for specific road space.
With gas prices over $4 I was wondering if we could find some way to make it more expensive to get around. Although If it were to replace the gas tax I could go for that. I don’t travel congested highways and rarely venture into the Seattle Metro area.
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