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In article <3693f2cd$0$6145@mojo.crosslink.net>, gilmer@crosslink.net says...
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>If VDOT has a "pave it" attitude, I wish they would do more paving in
>Northern Virginia or the Northern Neck.
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>The highway users pay their own way in fuel and use taxes.

Not true.  A 1996 study by University of Florida showed that
over the course of three years, at the 1995 tax rates (including
not only the tax on fuel, but also all the other taxes, such
as truck fees, registrations, etc.) and accounting for wear and
tear based on weight, miles driven, tire friction, even adjusted
for maintaining equipment in perfect shape (wheel alignment,
brakes, etc.), trucks were, in total, paying about 35% of what
their "fair share" of the highway maintenance caused by their
passage, while automobiles and other four, six, and eight-wheel
vehicles were paying about 300% of their fair share of wear and
tear on the roads.  In total, all traffic may be "paying their
own way in fuel and use taxes", but by class, some are paying
dearly while others get a relatively free ride.  Again, I'm not
anti-truck.  I'm just for a more equitable system.