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Road-user charges can pay for more than just road maintenance - NZ could lead the way (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 4 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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What are your thoughts on this, do you think the NZ public would accept this?

Given how trivially easy GPS is to disrupt, I think a lot of these devices would mysteriously start malfunctioning on the open road or on toll roads if this was actually done.

I'd like to see a system that simply queries the ECU for the vehicle's odometer reading every time the vehicle is driven and sends that to the appropriate agency, with no location tracking involved.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 months ago

ACC levies being distance based rather than vehicle based are a great idea actually, as your likelihood of being in a crash is directly proportional to the time you spend on the road.

I don't see charging high emissions vehicles more being particularly popular though.