[dirtboy]

"I don't know if the mileage tax is going to be any better accepted than the gas tax, but I know we have a problem finding money for our roads, pork projects," Walden said.

[farmer18th]

Correction: Two hundred Triangle drivers will be recruited this fall to road-test a satellite-technology system that might be used one day to collect highway taxes on every mile we drive -- replacing in addition to the gas tax on every gallon we buy.

[Bloodclot]

What happens if the miles they say you traveled don’t jive with the miles on your odometer?

[Constitution Day]

NC ping please?

[denydenydeny]

"Privacy is a hot-button issue," Kuhl said. "People rightly have a knee-jerk reaction about being tracked."

The phrase "knee-jerk" is somehow never used in the media to describe, say, opposition to oil drilling or born-alive baby protection. Only with those evil right-wingers.

I would like to say that if they ever come to put a tracker on my car, there will be violence. But such a program will almost certainly be implemented as part of the vehicle inspection process, and they will force your mechanic to do it.

[RSmithOpt]

Our state (NC) is very corrupt and the Dems here are pushing in OT towards socialism.

[JohnnyZ]

Another fun quote:

"Perhaps a better way in terms of assessing someone's use of the roads is not how many gallons they use but how many miles they actually drive," said Walden, who is not involved in the study. "A mileage tax could be adjusted over time, as the cost of road construction goes up."

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

The $16.5 million Road User Charge Study will enlist drivers in six states to determine whether the technology works, and whether Americans would accept a new mileage tax. Volunteers will be asked how they feel about technology that collects information about their driving.

My answer would be "hell no" to both.

[KarlInOhio]

What happens to my mileage tax when a squirrel gets under my car and chews my GPS wire and antenna?

[Realism]

See page 2 of your bill for a list of fines and charges for traveling over the posted speed limit.

[MitchellC]

NC *Ping*

Please FRmail MitchellC if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.

[kalee]

ping

[Vinnie]

We already have the highest state gas tax I'm aware of south of New England and east of California.

North Carolina has the most expensive gas in the Lower 48 States at the moment.

Anyone passing through N.C. should fill up in Va. or S.C.

The Dim State legislature has redirected Highway Funds to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars for years. Then they whine about the lack of funds.

As far as substituting a mileage tax for per gallon tax,
yeah riiiiight.

Wouldn't smaller lighter cars traveling fewer miles mean fewer highway repairs?