• Eczpurt@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    8 months ago

    There has to be some sort of incentive either for smaller cars or against larger cars. Currently you can go into a dealer, tell them you want the biggest baddest truck/SUV that they have, and buy it all while having a normal license.

    You’d only be paying a slight premium on whatever road or fuel tax if that while having the benefit of not getting destroyed in a car accident. As it stands, there is little reason to buy a larger vehicle unless you actually don’t like driving a car that big.

    • Liz@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      8 months ago

      Easy. Slap on an annual registration fee directly proportional to weight. Shit, just make it half the sale weight of the car for any non-EV, and half that again for EVs. Peg the ratio to inflation after that.

      • duffman@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        8 months ago

        Weight should absolutely be a factor in registration fees. Between road damage, their environmental cost, and danger they pose it’s a no brainer.