California Might Start Charging You for Driving a Heavy Vehicle

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2. I think it's a great idea.

People should have a clue, with an annual reminder, of how heavy their vehicle is for numerous reasons.

Commercial carriers already pay road use taxes based on weight, of the freight plus the weight of the vehicle. Also get taxed for fuel more than once for the same gallon.

I have an SUV style vehicle, one that I noticed is very popular in California, and it weighs two tons. It's a 4 cylinder engine, weighs 1,000lbs more than the other one that's a 6 cylinder engine.

With the volume of traffic on the roads of that state, it's probably a good idea. Last time I lived there, it was like I had to pay the sales tax for the sticker price of the car every year. I would rather have the $$ designated to road maint. and construction.

With that said, California has some of the better roads and hwy systems that I've seen in the country for many reasons. The worst part is that they don't seem to want trucks to exist on them. Have to pay to use them but we'll make it suck for you.