19. I have read about this idea before and think it is interesting.
Two main problems I see are that it is regressive (although the current system maybe more so) and how would you have the high risk driver pay more? How would the pump know who was a high risk driver? I suppose you could design a system where a driver would have to swipe a drivers license to get gas and data on the card could set the "insurance tax rate". Lots of problems with this though from civil liberties points of view an potential fraud of "good" drivers buying gas for "bad" drivers if the surcharge was significant. Interested in hearing your thoughts though.
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