I don't live in Oregon but if I did I still wouldn't be too concerned. Anybody who follows any of the state legislatures knows what kind of idiocy gets bantered around. I think drivers in Oregon will be able to sleep soundly tonight. Debra Clark Santee, California clark10006@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "H R" <harald_nancy_vw@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:17 AM Subject: Alert for Oregonians-new tax for miles driven?
> Alert for Oregonians: > Soon you may be charged for each mile driven, if the new > vmt, or vehicle miles travelled fee, will be introduced. > The proposal is to either > 1) install a GPS (global positioning system) device in each vehicle > to track each mile driven on Oregon roads, and then send you a monthly bill. > or > 2) install an odometer sensor in each car which calculates the mileage > and transfers data by radio, then charges you extra for each mile at the gas station. > According to Oregon state government, the problem is that there are too > many fuel efficient cars, and they don't use enough gas to pay their > share for road repairs through gas tax. > Jim Whitty, administrator of Oregon's Road User Fee Task Force, > said in an interview, > "If everybody had high mileage cars, our road system would fall apart > from lack of revenue". > Sounds like a Friday joke, but it's not. > Here's the link: > http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200301\POL200 30102a.html > Harald > '90 westy > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now |
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