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More on Oregon and GPS-tracked Gas Taxes

Posted by michael on from the he-knows-when-you've-been-eating-meat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wired has an update on Oregon's proposed replacement for their gas tax. Currently two candidates are in development, the first a GPS based system that tracks where a car goes to determine the number of miles driven. The other is a odometer-like device. Both would transmit the data to base stations periodically to determine the tax on a vehicle. There was a previous slashdot article."

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  1. If this happened in my state... by Demon-Xanth · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd gladly mount the thing inside of a cast-iron safe with an extra layer of Mu-metal to make sure it's safe from any "damage" or "tampering".

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  2. Oh, that's just the beginning... by dcavanaugh · · Score: 4, Funny
    • Speeding: $50 surcharge
    • Driving in high-traffic area: $1/mi. surcharge
    • Driving during "peak" hours: $1/mi. surcharge
    • Parking: $2/hr. surcharge (varies by location)

    The look on driver's face when whacked with insurance surcharges for all of the above: Priceless

  3. GPS Sheild by dfn5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just make an aluminum-foil hat for your car. Seems easy enough to me. :-)

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