I was talking about the fairness of road taxes. If I use the road less, I should pay less tax, no matter what my consumption of fuel. (That doesn't completely hold up, so bear with me.)
If my commute in an urban city is 10 miles but takes me 2 hours of sitting in traffic, I'm likely to use more gas than someone who lives in rural Idaho where there's no traffic and his 10 mile drive takes 10 minutes.
So should I pay more road tax simply because I'm consuming more gas?
Now, someone in a Hummer is probably beating up the road a bit more than someone riding a moped, so the increased gas consumption even things out somewhat. This kind of thing has to be taken into account.
I rode dirt bikes for years, and it really wasn't fair for me to have to pay road tax since I didn't use roads.
So, I can see how what Oregon is trying could be a good thing. "I can also see how it is really scary."
All I was really saying is that it isn't time to boycott Oregon until we see how it works out. This could be a good thing. (Although the politicians are running it, so there's not much chance of it turning out well.)