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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