Truth be known, most sedans and light trucks do very little damage to the roads.
Big rigs, dump trucks, snow plows, etc. do most of the damage. The current tax structure sort of accounts for that...i.e., a dump truck burns more gas and pays more tax than an econobox.
So this proposal completely dismantles any semblance of fairness in the gas tax structure...and can easily be used to ‘control’ behavior. Same as smart meters on your house...sooner or later some do-gooder will decide to up the gas tax during rush hour to reduce congestion...and probably give you a discount for trips that are direct from your house to the train station, etc.
A public BUS does a lot more damage than a car. Consider how heavy that thing is. Consider the gas it burns and consider how often hardly anyone rides it yet it still drives around burning a ton and being very heavy. Talk about bus routes wearing out roadways.
Just wondering about bicycle lanes, part of roadway? Who pays for that?
Who pays for the walkway/nature trails, inside a city?
Where does all the fine money end-up?
The above questions will be answered second Tuesday next week.