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The trucking industry already pays big taxes for road use because of the wear and tear on the roads but some of the 7000+lb. SUVs these days are getting progressivly closer to the "land-tank" status. I mean really, how much do those fat kids weigh?
There aren't any statistics that are kept (I know of) of fatality rates of collisions between them and the compacts, and SUVs(which qualify as a truck for emmisions of and a car for insurance) just got a tax break at the same time gas prices are on the rise.
Sorry to the SUV lovers but I am a little biased in this regard.
On a positive note, those roads mean "JOBS"-but not right now when Fed money is being cut back and the states are already in debt. Time for an ATV for commuting?
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