Comments on: Better Fuel Economy with Tires? http://kenjonestiresblog.com/blog/better-fuel-economy-with-tires/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=better-fuel-economy-with-tires Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Used Mack Trucks http://kenjonestiresblog.com/blog/better-fuel-economy-with-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Used Mack Trucks Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:47:23 +0000 http://kenjonestiresblog.com/?p=526#comment-1491 All vehicles (cars, trucks, busses, motorcycles) on the roads today have recorders of vehicle miles traveled. These recorders are rugged, reliable and tamper-proof. They are called tires. Overall, there would be increased economic pressure to buy vehicles with high tire life; they, of course, would be small and lightweight, consuming less energy. In summary, the tire tax approach has the following attributes: * Zero cost * No privacy issues * No billing requirements * Simplicity * Ruggedness * Tamper-proof detectors * Detectors already installed * Reward for conservative driving * Penalty for aggressive driving * Encouragement for buying small, light vehicles All vehicles (cars, trucks, busses, motorcycles) on the roads today have recorders of vehicle miles traveled. These recorders are rugged, reliable and tamper-proof. They are called tires. Overall, there would be increased economic pressure to buy vehicles with high tire life; they, of course, would be small and lightweight, consuming less energy. In summary, the tire tax approach has the following attributes:

* Zero cost
* No privacy issues
* No billing requirements
* Simplicity
* Ruggedness
* Tamper-proof detectors
* Detectors already installed
* Reward for conservative driving
* Penalty for aggressive driving
* Encouragement for buying small, light vehicles

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