Article: Motoring taxes 'must be used or slashed'

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Motoring taxes 'must be used or slashed'
Motoring taxes should be slashed or pumped back into building safer roads to cut the number of road fatalities, Australia's peak motoring organisation says.

The Australian Automobile Association has urged political parties to devise a strategy to reduce road crash fatalities and injuries.

Its policy includes a plea to parties to build safer roads, improve training and young driver education and put more sustainable cars on the road.

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/motoring-taxes-must-be-used-or-slashed-20100805-11jqc.html

How about a National Public Transport Fund!     

[Jonno]

Elephant in the room What Elephant.  Road taxes should pay for all road costs plus environmental and health externalities.  Oh look now we are 10 billion short!!!!!

[somebody]

Elephant in the room What Elephant.  Road taxes should pay for all road costs plus environmental and health externalities.  Oh look now we are 10 billion short!!!!!

Yes, but who mentioned an elephant?

[Jonno]

I did
http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=4200.0