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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

That's actually a pretty cool idea. Why should I pay more for road usage when I live inner city and drive half as much? This would also help balance the suburban road usage. And for the out-of-towners, it kicks in when they enter Calgary city limits.

Additionally, you could charge a premium during commute times, and you could charge a minimum for off-hours driving.

That said, you'd have to have some pretty accurate technology and a sophisticated road detection system to make this work. You'd also have to be able to hand down some stiff fines for tampering with the system. What if your vehicle gets stolen and the perp racks up 100k worth of driving before its reported and registered with the police?

Love the direction of this though!

I agree! I live inner city and I also don't have children. So give me back all of my taxes that go to education as well. I'm not planning on having children. Parents should fund the majority of education.