Reply #21: Wow, this is some serious BS that I hope never spreads

[MadHound]

Sorry, but taxing miles people travel penalizes those of us who have really efficient vehicles. I have a Bajaj scooter that gets 100 mpg. I have a round trip commute of fifty two miles a day, yet every other day I fill the tank with aprox 1.25 gal. So going by this tax scheme, I would be penalized for driving a fuel effecient vehicle further than my co-worker's Cadillac Escalade SUV. His round trip commute is around twenty miles, and he uses up two gallons of gas a day. Yet he would be paying less taxes:wtf: This surely isn't a program designed to promote conservation and fuel effecient vehicles:crazy: This is designed to put more money into the pocket of the government.

Oh, and yes, there is that huge issue of privacy. No way in hell am I putting a GPS unit on any vehicle of mine voluntarily.

Oregon is worried about losing revenues due to more fuel efficient vehicles on the road. One thing that they're not taking into consideration is that with lighter weight fuel efficient vehicles, there will be less wear and tear on the roads, hence there won't be as much money needed to take care of them, d'uh!

This is a horrible idea, and whoever came up with it is insane. It penalizes those who either can't afford to live in the urban areas, or those of us who choose not to. However it does nothing to promote fuel economy, rather it rewards those who are well off enough to live close to urban areas, no matter if they drive a Prius, or as more likely the case, an SUV. Crazy, just plain crazy.