More states considering pay-by-the-mile Car Taxes

Sailor Steve · 08-17-11, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

In that case just make sure every day you drive to work you drive home backwards.

Problem Legislators?

Unfortunately odometers don't run backwards. This started in the '60s when it was found that unscrupulous used car dealers would jack up the cars and run them in reverse to make it look like they had less miles on them. For this same reason odometers are tamper-resistant.

TLAM Strike · 08-17-11, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Unfortunately odometers don't run backwards. This started in the '60s when it was found that unscrupulous used car dealers would jack up the cars and run them in reverse to make it look like they had less miles on them. For this same reason odometers are tamper-resistant.

Yea I knew that, I just wanted to post a little Troll Science.

Sailor Steve · 08-17-11, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Yea I knew that, I just wanted to post a little Troll Science.

Well why'ncha say so in da foist place?

Stealhead · 08-17-11, 11:12 AM

Besides a GPS would now how far you went forwards, backwards, sideways,and any other known ways.So that idea would doubly fail and I bet theyd charge double the rate for not driving forwards.Now one could easily reprogram the cars computer where the GPS data is stored but I am betting that they'd have cars after a certain date have a way to send the data to some collection point to avoid such cheating.Just another sign that privacy does not exist in the modern world.

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08-17-11, 11:12 AM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Besides a GPS would now how far you went forwards, backwards, sideways,and any other known ways.So that idea would doubly fail and I bet theyd charge double the rate for not driving forwards.Now one could easily reprogram the cars computer where the GPS data is stored but I am betting that they'd have cars after a certain date have a way to send the data to some collection point to avoid such cheating.Just another sign that privacy does not exist in the modern world.