By JOE CORTRIGHT, The Atlantic
\nA report published earlier this year confirms, in tremendous detail, a very basic fact of transportation that\u2019s widely disbelieved: Drivers don\u2019t come close to paying for the costs of the roads they use. Published jointly by the Frontier Group and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, \u201cWho Pays for Roads?\u201d exposes the myth that drivers are covering what they\u2019re using.
\nThe report documents that the amount that road users pay through gas taxes now accounts for less than half of what\u2019s spent to maintain and expand the road system. The resulting shortfall is made up from other sources of tax revenue at the state and local levels, generated by drivers and non-drivers alike. This subsidizing of car ownership costs the typical household about $1,100 per year\u2014over and above the costs of gas taxes, tolls, and other user fees.
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\nhttps:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2015\/10\/driving-true-costs\/412237\/
\n[B’ Spokes: Or how I like to explain it, motoring taxes and fees basically pays for for the Interstates. You know, roads where bike and pedestrians are not allowed, roads with an “I” and some numbers. All other roads we all pay for, they are no more for “only cars” than your local park, school or library. Any way a good read and makes you wonder why we throw so much money after something that has so little benefit per cost.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By JOE CORTRIGHT, The Atlantic A report published earlier this year confirms, in tremendous detail, a very basic fact of transportation that\u2019s widely disbelieved: Drivers don\u2019t come close to paying for the costs of the roads they use. Published jointly by the Frontier Group and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, \u201cWho Pays for Roads?\u201d exposes … <\/p>\n