Road damage is caused at a rate of something like (weight ^ 4) / (# of axles), right?
So, a proper road use tax would have to be based on that same formula times the distance driven. That seems pretty simple and unavoidable, no matter how distasteful some people might find it.
Same for big trucks, although they should probably get a reducing scaling factor applied because they're usually hauling commercial products that benefit larger numbers of people.
So, a proper road use tax would have to be based on that same formula times the distance driven. That seems pretty simple and unavoidable, no matter how distasteful some people might find it.
Same for big trucks, although they should probably get a reducing scaling factor applied because they're usually hauling commercial products that benefit larger numbers of people.