Re: Road Pricing

[Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>]

Rocky Frisco wrote:
> Bill Saidel wrote:
> 
>> Hans (and anyone else),
>>         What does that term, Road pricing mean? I'm not familiar with 
>> the term and am trying to figure it out from your rant.
> 
> 
> The version they are toying with here in the USA is to have all vehicles 
> fitted with chips that will show their location, speed and miles 
> traveled. You will be taxed according to how many miles the vehicle 
> travels. This also allows them to keep track of your location and speed 
> in realtime. George Orwell was a dewy-eyed optimist.
> 
> -Rock  

   If the Oregon initiative on this works out to their satisfaction 
they'll pass a law that makes it a felony to screw with the chip.  I 
wonder if they plan to retrofit our MGs, etc.

   CR