Instead of introducing new electronic methods for charging road users, the federal government should step aside, phase out federal fuel taxes, and allow the states to develop new road pricing systems
Go further! Get the federal government out of the road business altogether
OAKLAND, California—There are good reasons for financing roads through tolls instead of federal fuel taxes, but there is no case for the federal government to collect such tolls.
This just adds to the overall cost and places planning and management decisions--regarding expansion, maintenance and replacement--in the hands of remote federal bureaucrats with little or no first-hand knowledge of—or interest in—local needs and conditions.
