I wouldn't expect too many people to be loaning their cars out under
this plan...
Matt Murray wrote:
> Food for thought.
>
> I'm getting in my postings before going on vacation. :^)
> Matt Murray
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Declan McCullagh
> Date: November 29, 2004 2:12:39 AM EST
> To: politech@politechbot.com
> Subject: [Politech] California DMV chief wants to track all
> drivers
> with GPS bugs [priv]
>
> It's not just California. See:
>
> "U.K. plans to track all drivers with GPS, charge fees"
> http://www.politechbot.com/p-03178.html
>
> And what has been discussed in Oregon:
> http://www.odot.state.or.us/ruftf/pdfs/VMTPreferred_Scenario_Nov1502.pdf
>
> -Declan
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Politech] California DMV Chief Wants Tracking Devices
> in All
> Cars
> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:54:31 -0500
> From: Stephanie
> To: Declan McCullagh
>
> Declan, for Politech if you wish:
>
> http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dmv16nov16,0,5985536.story?
> coll=la-home-local
>
> November 16, 2004
>
> DMV Chief Backs Tax by Mile
> New appointee has advocated a levy based on how much and where
> motorists
> drive. Idea is gaining support, but privacy advocates worry.
>
> By Robert Salladay, Times Staff Writer
>
> SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday appointed a new
> Department of Motor Vehicles director who has advocated taxing
> motorists for every mile they drive - by placing tracking devices
> in
> their cars.
>
> The idea would mean a significant overhaul of how California
> collects
> taxes to maintain its often-crumbling roads. Under the plan, the
> state
> gas tax - now 18 cents a gallon - would be replaced with a tax on
> every
> mile traveled by each car and truck.
>
> The notion has not been endorsed by Schwarzenegger but is gaining
> acceptance among transportation and budget experts. As
> Californians
> drive increasingly more fuel-efficient cars, state officials are
> alarmed that the gasoline tax will not raise enough money to keep
> up
> with road needs.
>
> [...]
>
> Privacy advocates worry about the government tracking the
> whereabouts of
> every car in California. In one scenario - currently being tested
> in
> Oregon - tracking devices send a signal to a GPS satellite
> following the
> car, and that information would be used to calculate the tax
> bill. Other
> devices send a signal directly from the car to the pump, which
> calculates the tax based on the odometer reading.
>
> [...]
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