Ah, there's the rub. Which PR firm developed this idea for Mr. Whitty, and what's the money behind it...Saudi? Opec? SUV interests? Trucking interests?
Yes, there's the real rub. Will the trucking industry, which does 90% of the damage to the nation's roadways, now be made to pay 90% of the fuel taxes used for maintenance?
It always kills me when I see those articles where truckers "rate" certain states roads. They invariably tag a few states as "worst" and never mention which drivers (themselves) put the roads in that shape in the first place.