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At first blush it doesn't seem like a very good idea to me. I would think that those causing the most damage to the roads should be paying the largest part of the costs of repairs. From an engineering perspective it seems like the largest, heaviest vehicles are likely causing the most damage, however truckers lobby groups, no doubt, don't want to see them taxed more heavily, possibly making rail transport even more competitive with trucking. Taxing highly efficient vehicles, which are causing the least damage to the roads and the environment seems a backwards approach.

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