Increasing the gas tax would be an effective rallying point for Republicans. We should link the vehicle sales tax to weight and emission first, as well as remove the gas guzzler tax exemption for heavy vehicles. New car buyers are a much smaller constituency than all drivers. https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1376219699424428032 …
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Europe has an emission-based tax https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/individuals/car-taxation/passenger-car-taxation_en … And the Netherlands taxes by weight https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/prive/auto_en_vervoer/belastingen_op_auto_en_motor/motorrijtuigenbelasting/ … Because heavier cars increase road maintenance cost and fatalities, so those externalities should be captured https://www.nber.org/papers/w17170 https://web.archive.org/web/20160518002919/http://pedalfortcollins.com/greatest-demand-on-tax-dollars/ …
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Fox News will still make a fuzz about a “truck tax,” but it will be less effective than a gas tax increase
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The US should also increase the minimum vehicle insurance coverage from the current ~$25k to $1mhttps://www.thebalance.com/understanding-minimum-car-insurance-requirements-2645473 …
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And the US should simultaneously increase the difficulty of the driving license exam to increase skills and reduce accidents. I haven’t seen a good country comparison, but it’s ridiculously easy here
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Thijs Niks Retweeted Xavier Harmony 🚃 🚇 🚌 🚉 🚞 🏙
Speeding tickets should be linked to weight as well, because heavier vehicles are more dangeroushttps://twitter.com/transitharmony/status/1386115821483683840 …
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Xavier Harmony 🚃 🚇 🚌 🚉 🚞 🏙 @transitharmonyThis is actually an idea I've been thinking about for a while = speeding fines based on kinetic energy. Basically select a veh weight, speeding level, and starting penalty (e.g. 1,500kg, 10kph over, $100) and use any changes to speed or weight to change the penalty (see image) 1/ https://twitter.com/transitharmony/status/1386087563342098432 … pic.twitter.com/FmWG6PBTsdShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread
And, for good measure, traffic violations should be based on income because rich people need to feel the pain toohttps://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/ …
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