We need to tax the externalities of antisocial behavior.
Require safety standards to test the damage vehicles cause to pedestrians and cyclists, including women and children. Tax vehicles based on how dangerous they are to others on the road.
Tax vehicles for the damage they do to the roads. Heavier vehicles destroy roads.
Road damage rises with the fourth power of vehicle weight. A 30 ton truck does 10,000 times the damage of a car, which itself does 160,000 times the damage of a bicycle.
We need to tax the externalities of antisocial behavior.
Road damage rises with the fourth power of vehicle weight. A 30 ton truck does 10,000 times the damage of a car, which itself does 160,000 times the damage of a bicycle.